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Oceanfront property in Asheville?

Is Al Gore actually living in Henderson County and [did he do] the Randy Molton cartoon in the Oct. 22 issue of Mountain Xpress under a pseudonym?

Gore, back on Dec. 14, 2009, said declaratively that the polar ice caps would be gone in five years. We are approaching the five-year anniversary of that proclamation, and yet the ice caps are still there and I don’t have the valuable oceanfront property in Henderson County.

But the current Molton cartoon indicates the Atlantic Ocean will cover North Carolina back to Western North Carolina, and that will make Asheville the “progressive” capital of North Carolina.

Surely, this would make the progressive/liberals of Asheville festive. Who would have thunk it?

Why would “Al” buy a $8.9 million Malibu Montecito Villa beachfront property, some 1-1/2 acres, with a sea wall of only 20 feet, if the Pacific Ocean is going to cover this expensive property? It is a house with swimming pool, spa and fountains, high ceilings with beams in

the public rooms, family room, wine cellar, terraces, six fireplaces, five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and some 6,500 feet of living space. Might be a great idea to sell before it is lost to the Pacific? What is the infamous carbon footprint of this large property? The photo on the Internet shows no solar panels on the roof and no windmill in the back yard. ...

Are the Dutch people in the Netherlands, who have battled the Atlantic for many decades, giving up and escaping to the Alps?

Was the recent typhoon that hit the Philippines and Japan larger than the one I survived on the USS Epperson in 1968 between Pearl Harbor and Japan where we encountered 60-foot swells. Are the storms larger in 2014?

This past summer was touted in the national media as the hottest on record nationally, but here in Mountain Home we only used the air-conditioning less than two weeks total.

Are we getting the truth about “global ...” oops, “climate change,” or just a huge shovel of poppycock?

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Cartoonist Randy Molton has been brainwashed Seeing the Randy Molton cartoon in the latest Mountain Xpress [Oct. 22] reminded me of how thoroughly brainwashed most people still are regarding the subject of man-made global warming. Of course, people who are brainwashed don’t recognize their pet beliefs as brainwashing: They think their beliefs are wellconsidered positions.

Even after 19 years of no warming and recent indications of cooling, the nonstop propaganda is still coming from our mainstream media and political prostitutes. Never has this statement by Joseph Goebbels been more applicable: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”

It’s actually very easy to understand the fact that man-made global warming is scientific fraud. But, in order to understand it, one has to set aside one’s pre-existing beliefs and objectively evaluate information.

Most people, once their beliefs are set, will not consider any information that challenges those beliefs.

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science out there that shows the burning of fossil fuels by humans has a negligible effect on atmospheric temperature and ocean levels.

Rather than studying the actual, real-world science, people would rather be comfortable thinking they’re right and anyone who thinks differently is either on the payroll of the oil companies or just plain ignorant. That’s what they think, isn’t it? Most believers in CO2-caused “Climate Change” don’t even know the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere that comes from humans and what percentage is from natural sources. Nor do they know that atmospheric CO2 does not warm the atmosphere at all.

We should know by now that our mainstream media is nothing more than a propaganda ministry as Orwell warned. Look for better sources of information.

Michael Ivey Haw Creek

Asheville area’s litter shows lack of stewardship I am confounded by the lack of stewardship that derives from Asheville’s collectively environmentally driven consciousness, specifically in regard to litter.

Since moving here, I have walked down my road on several occasions to retrieve the detritus left by others only to find it fully replenished within several days.

The Interstate 26 corridor stays perpetually strewn with litter with seeming continuity from Hendersonville until its almost ironical culmination at the junkyard at the Interstate 40 conflu-

ence. Lyman Street, where I often jog, is appallingly worse.

What does the state of our thoroughfares say to outsiders? It is our fortune to be located so near to such treasures as Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Consequently, I feel that it is our duty to lead by example and keep this gateway community pristine. Let’s all do our part to keep Asheville beautiful.

Drew Ricci Asheville

Nerves of steel needed by food pioneers I would like to add to the conversation about Asheville’s food pioneers [“Blazing the Trail: Asheville’s Food Pioneers,” Oct. 22, Xpress].

My husband, John Rowland, has been farming organically in Weaverville since 1980. He was one of the first in the area to sell organically grown products, and he continues to do so, providing products to stores, restaurants, and community supported agriculture customers.

He initially sold to the few places in town where shoppers eagerly sought healthy, wholesome food, including Dinner for the Earth, Nothing But Natural and Stone Soup, and he was one of the original sellers at the North Asheville Tailgate Market.

At a time when people were afraid of “organic,” worried that they might find a worm in their apple or a slug in their salad, and when our own parents questioned the practicality of farming without the use of chemicals, he continued to work hard to demonstrate his skills and to educate potential customers about the value of his products as well as his practices.

It has not been easy. Unlike the romantic image of “life in

the country,” the vagaries of the weather make this profession one that requires nerves of steel. So I’d like to thank not only John but all of those who continue to make the choice to provide the community with delicious and healthy food as well as to provide opportunities for the next generation to learn and practice the invaluable skills of sustainable agriculture.

Karen Osborne-Rowland Weaverville

Thanks to Gina Smith, Leah McGrath I would like to thank Mountain Xpress Food Editor Gina Smith for taking time to review my book Farm Fresh Nutrition and write a quote for its back cover.

It was great to see her staff share stories about many of the local food heroes featured in my book.

Thank you also to Leah McGrath for sharing additional pioneers in our local food scene. We are so fortunate to have such a rich local food heritage in Western North Carolina.

Denise Barratt Asheville

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of cancer-causing chemicals, poison gases and toxic metals that we could not escape, and that was from smoking downtown.

While many people think that cigarettes are merely an annoyance, the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists over 7,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. These include the poisonous gases hydrogen cyanide, toluene and carbon monoxide, cancer-causing chemicals including formaldehyde, benzene and polonium 210 (radioactive) and toxic metals including lead and arsenic.

When you smell cigarette smoke, you are inhaling these chemicals.

To walk downtown forces everyone to pass smokers on the street.

The dangerous effects of secondhand smoke are well-documented, which is why most states, including North Carolina, have banned smoking inside businesses. This is a great first step, but it puts smokers on the sidewalks.

To pass or enter a business downtown, especially a bar or restaurant, often forces people to walk through groups of smokers outside the door. Many restaurants have patios that allow smoking. This drives everyone else inside, but

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even worse, these patios are often open to the restaurant, allowing smoke to enter. There is simply no place downtown to avoid the class A carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

When Boulder, Colo., banned smoking indoors, it also banned smoking downtown, anticipating the hazards of smoke in the public right of way. Cigarette smoke is so toxic that studies at the University of California at Berkeley are now discovering even third-hand smoke, the residue on clothes, skin and hair, is toxic. The neonatal intensive care unit at Mission Hospital doesn’t even allow smokers on the floor unless they have changed their clothes. Is this the kind of toxic downtown we want for our city?

Han Winogrond Asheville

Give credit where credit is due on $14.6 million grant We all celebrated the news a couple of weeks ago regarding

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the $14.6 million Tiger Grant given to Asheville by Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.

Let’s take this opportunity to thank all of those whose determination and dedication made this possible.

We first want to thank former Mayor Terry Bellamy for creating the River Arts District Transportation Project Committee and appointing Stephanie Pankiewicz as chair.

The creation of this committee was the first step in securing the funding to revitalize the River Arts District.

We want to thank Stephanie Pankiewicz and all the committee members, paid and unpaid, for their outstanding work and commitment that led to this great achievement. With their creativity, expertise, and grit, the committee drove this project to victory.

We also want to thank the Asheville Board of Realtors. The presence of one of its members on the RADTIP committee created important government connections. This grant was made

possible through the close relationship between the Asheville Board of Realtors and the congressman from the 11th District, Mark Meadows, who sits on the House Transportation Committee.

Finally, we want to thank Meadows for following up and following through with this project over the past two years. His commitment and persistence paid off to the tune of $14.6 million.

Mike Butrum Asheville

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“We got a call from a lady in Horse Shoe; it was a Sunday morning,” remembers mary Beth Bryman, cofounder of Wild for Life. “There was a Canada goose in her bedroom.”

When Bryman and co-founder susie wright arrived at the woman’s home, she told them her husband had gone to church early that morning.

After making herself a cup of coffee, she’d returned to her bedroom to open the blinds — and realized she wasn’t the only one there.

They opened the door to find a goose-massacred bedroom. “There were white curtains, white throw rugs, white bedspreads — and bird poop and blood everywhere,” Bryman reveals. “That goose had flown through a double-pane glass window, making a huge gash under its wing.

Susie held [the wound] for hours to stop the bleeding; [the goose] ended up needing about 30 stitches.”

It took Wild for Life, a nonprofit rescue center for birds of prey, about seven weeks to rehabilitate the injured bird, administering antibiotics twice a day, giving it fluids and food, and cleaning the wound daily. “She recovered very nicely,” says Bryman. “We took her down to the French Broad, and she turned around and honked at us, then just started floating down the river, honking.”

If they hadn’t taken the rescue call, “I think she may have bled to death,” Bryman continues. “Without antibiotics, that wound could have gotten infected. Or, being as injured as she was, she could’ve been got by a predator. Bottom line: I think she would have died.”

Urbanization fragments habitat “Humans are a mixed bag,” observes Katie greenberg, project leader and research ecologist at the U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Research Station.

“Generally urbanization is harmful to most animals — eliminating any kind of natural habitat, paving the ground so nothing can live in the leaf litter, removing all the forest structure.”

Urban environments, she continues, provide a home to “mainly non-native

species. In suburbs, on the other hand, different things can live in places like gardens. And in the woods, you get a whole host of species. But more and more of native species’ habitats are taken up by urban sprawl, which fragments the existing habitat.”

That fragmentation has farreaching implications. “In an ideal world, you’d have an urban area that was surrounded by a buffer of farmland — and that would be surrounded by wilderness,” says Greenberg. “But we fragment it through strip development. It’s not like we have a circle and the rest is left for the animals. The way we’re even doing suburbs now, houses are so spread apart. ... It makes the actual area for wildlife smaller and smaller. Only so many animals can live in a tiny patch of forest.”

Urban wildlife and hUman intervention When humans and native wildlife coexist in a developed setting, says Barbara “Kitti” Reynolds, who chairs UNC Asheville’s environmental studies department, “It becomes a topic called urban wildlife. Right now we don’t really have a problem with these two species: turkey and bears. Deer can be a major problem — they go back and forth between Biltmore Forest and Biltmore Estate. They come into the properties and eat everyone’s shrubbery.

There’s no natural predator,” and if it weren’t for the hunting allowed on the estate, “the deer would just overrun all of their plantings and crops.”

“We’ve disturbed the system so much,” she continues. “We don’t have the predators we used to, and we run into overpopulation: diseases spreading easily; starving, sickly animals. And the sick ones aren’t being taken out by the predators as they normally would be.”

Even in more natural settings, notes Reynolds, the lack of predators has considerable impact. The reintroduction of gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s, she points out, has helped balance other ecosystems.

“There is this feeling that predators are bad, because they eat Bambi,” Reynolds explains. “But there’s a need for every bit and piece. The first principle of intelligent thinking is to not throw away parts of a whole — and that’s what we do when we get rid of predators.”

In Yellowstone, she says, “The elk learned to be afraid again. They go

up into the higher country to watch for the wolves, which brings the reappearance of natural vegetation in the valleys that birds and other species depend on. The whole experiment seems to be working out well,” Reynolds says.

A similar attempt to reintroduce the red wolf into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1990s didn’t pan out, however.

“There wasn’t enough food for them to eat. It was too small an area, with too many people on the boundaries.”

The National Park Service eventually captured the remaining wolves and transported them either to more viable habitat on the North Carolina coast or to zoos for use in breeding programs.

That left the Smokies, though, without “any large predators; bears are only predators sometimes,” Reynolds says.

And as a result, “The park doesn’t have as balanced an ecosystem as Yellowstone is striving for right now.”

Humans, says Reynolds, have “done so many things that negatively affect our ecosystems. And we can’t just let it sit: We have to go in and do something, because we’ve caused so many problems already.”

JUst bear with it Not all wild species struggle when their habitat shrinks, however: Some adapt and even thrive in an increasingly urban environment.

“In general, the bear population has been increasing for 25 years,” says mike carraway, a wildlife biologist at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. “One of the interesting things about this dynamic is kind of counterintuitive,” he explains. “When a new housing development goes in, they close the area to hunting. That benefits the bear population: It becomes a sanctuary.”

Carraway is conducting a fiveyear study tracking the movements, population ecology and vulnerability of bears around Asheville. The project called for putting GPS collars on about 40 black bears, but things didn’t go entirely according to plan.

“Our goal was to catch 40 bears — 25 females and 15 males — but this summer we caught 65 different bears,” Carraway explains. He and his team had the right size

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GPS collars for just 44 of them, however, and nine fell off, which left 35 wearing collars. If more collars fall off, they’ll catch additional bears, with the goal of tracking 35 to 40 animals at any given time.

Since the study is still in its first year, “any findings or results will be several years down the road,” he says. “There are a lot of things we think we know about bears, and we’re hoping this study will give us some hard data to tell us if we’re right or wrong.” But in the meantime, they’re finding plenty of bears, and they’re catching them all over.

“Some stay in one little area; others take off and wander around a lot. That’s one of the focuses of the study,” he continues. “What are their motivations for whether they stay in one place or roam around? Bears live right in the middle of town. There’s not a whole lot of problems with that, but one of the reasons we decided to do this study is to try to evaluate human-bear interactions. That’s a huge issue: People react differently to bears in their yard.”

Humans, notes Greenberg, are “taking over the areas that bears used to be in, but the bears are showing themselves to be pretty adaptable. Instead of digging up a bees’ nest or finding berries, they’re digging through the trash.”

And that, in fact, is one of the main reasons they’re so easy to spot in Western North Carolina.

When people see a bear rummaging through their trash can, says Carraway, “Some call 911. Others will get hot dogs and see if the bear will eat them. Both of those are problematic. ... Just leave it alone. Most of the time, the bear is just passing through. If the bear is hanging around, it’s because of some sort of food source.”

His advice is simple: At night, “remove any food sources, like bird feeders or trash cans. Don’t leave pet food outside; don’t leave a greasy grill. All of those things attract bears. People don’t need to be afraid, and they don’t need to call animal control.” hUmans to the rescUe Of course, people do need to be aware of the inadvertent dangers posed by human activity.

“People throw out pieces of food thinking that it’s just going to decompose or feed some-

thing — which is accurate,” says savannah trantham of the WNC Nature Center. But that apple core might attract a mouse or other small rodent, and then, “An owl or hawk flies across the road to eat it and gets struck by a car.”

Trantham, the Nature Center’s assistant animal curator, says the center has seen more than 1,000 animals pass through their rehabilitation network this year, and most of those cases involved some sort of human interaction.

“We see anything and everything,” she reports. “Anything that’s native to the area, we’ve probably seen it at some point. Squirrels, both gray and flying; chipmunks, groundhogs. We get lots of rabbits, possums, mice, moles, shrews; every couple of years we get a beaver or otter.”

That’s where local animal rehabilitators come into the picture. But even trying to provide help can get complicated, depending on the species involved. “We do get five or six fawns or deer a year, but there’s a lot of regulation [for certain species]. As far as deer go, they have to be a certain size [and] still have their spots, and you need special permits [for fawns]. Not just any permitted wildlife rehabilitator can work with these animals.”

The same holds true for bears.

“Black bears come through occasionally, but again, they’re heavily protected through the state. You need special permits. But we work really quickly to get them placed with the right people. And raccoons, bats, skunks, foxes and coyotes? There’s nobody in the state that can work with them at all,” Trantham says. “We directly refer them to either the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission or the local animal control or health department.”

It’s not just a matter of senseless bureaucracy, either. Those five animals “carry the rabies virus more frequently than other animals and could pass it to the general public if they come into contact. For that reason, nobody is allowed to work with them.” hard choices With so many animals coming through the system, there aren’t always enough places to send them.

The Nature Center itself serves as more of a networking hub. People call in with a sick or injured animal, and the center tries to match it with a local rehabilitator. “We do the best we can with what we have,” says Trantham.

“Our center isn’t a rehabilitation facility: We utilize home-based local reha-

bilitators. When we’re passing off all of these animals to rehabilitators, they get overwhelmed and fill up quickly.”

Rehabilitators are licensed by the state. “You don’t get paid: You do it out of the goodness of your heart,” she continues. “And it’s very different than just taking care of your dog or cat at home. We offer a course every fall and spring that teaches the public how to be a wildlife rehabilitator; maybe 50 to 60 people a year choose to go on and get their license.”

But the extent of that commitment can vary considerably. “How much time and money you put into it really is very variable, depending on what you want to take in,” Trantham explains. “A lot of animals are easier or less of a financial commitment, and some are very large. One fawn can be over $400 a month to raise, depending on what’s going on with it; a cottontail can take only $50 and a few weeks, if it’s healthy.”

Bryman and Wright of Wild for Life have been rehabilitating animals for roughly 20 and 24 years, respectively. And though most of their charges do seem to pull through, some are either too severely injured or are brought in far too late.

“It does happen, but not a lot,” Bryman explains. “If we get an animal with a wound that’s gotten infected, or they have multiple wounds, we will certainly give that animal a chance. But if, after a couple of days, you can see that it doesn’t look good, the best thing to do for that animal is to euthanize them.” tree of life Clearly, not everyone is prepared to make the financial and time commitments that rehabilitating injured animals entails. But there are plenty of other ways people can help keep the region more wildlife-friendly.

Developers, for example, can refrain from clear-cutting the land when creating a new subdivision or commercial facility. “Leave as many trees as possible,” urges Bryman. “Try not to destroy the wildlife habitat.”

Reynolds and Greenberg agree.

“Leave enough trees to produce acorns for wildlife to feed on,” says Reynolds. “Birds that are cavity nesters need big, hollow trees. One of my neighbors had a big, dead oak tree that she had cut down. And I don’t blame her: It was a dead tree near her house. But the year before, there had been three baby screech owls nesting in that tree.”

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Red wolves were reintroduced to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in the early 1990s, but the park proved too small, with too much development along its borders to sustain the population. Pictured is a wolf-dog from Full Moon Farms in Black Mountain. For more on FMF, read Xpress’ story on animal advocacy on p. 16.

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The same holds true for the UNC Asheville campus, she points out.

“We manicure the area, and we might plant nice little dogwoods. But there’s a need for large trees with cavities.” If that’s not possible, she says, people can put up nest boxes, “and they will make use of those.”

Greenberg adds: “There’s nothing wrong with disturbance and harvesting in these kinds of forests, if you leave about 30 percent of the trees.

Urbanization can be considered bad, but other kinds of human disturbances aren’t necessarily so bad. Farms and ranches are really good for certain species — birds that like open land and shrubs. Lots of birds, like quail or meadowlarks, use grasslands or grassy areas to hide their nests.

“There’s no such thing as ‘good for every species,’” she continues.

“If you just let the forest grow undisturbed, there would be a lot of species that couldn’t live there. But if you had all disturbance, lots of other native species would die off. ... It’s all a balancing act.” X

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homE on thE RangE: “They become like family,” says Hickory Nut Gap Farm’s Jamie Ager of the cows and other animals he raises. Photo by Elizabeth L. Harrison

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jamie ager walks up to cow No. 714 and scratches behind its big, black ears. Gray and purple clouds roll over the pasture as the animals feast on clover and grass. There’s a nip in the air, and it feels like fall on this October morning at Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview.

“They become like family,” says Ager, running a hand down the cow’s thick neck. The fourth-generation farmer and his wife, amy ager, co-own both the farm operation and Hickory Nut Gap Meats.

North Carolina is home to over 50,000 farm operations; in 2012, livestock sales poured $8.3 billion into the state’s economy. And one way

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or another, the livelihood of many Western North Carolina families is tied to such large, domesticated animals. But whether the objective is food, fun, health or therapy, these farmers often seem to have what amounts to a symbiotic relationship with their livestock.

“I always say if you’ve had a stressful day, just go sit with the cows and chill,” advises Ager.

The 600-acre farm is home to 60 steers and 500 pigs as well as turkeys, chickens and a handful of goats. The animals consume only their mother’s milk plus what they find while foraging and grazing.

As a result, there’s no need for antibiotics or growth hormones.

Ager and his wife met as students at Warren Wilson College and took over the farm operations 12 years ago. The reasons, he says, were simple: to put food on the table and help people connect with their food sources.

Gesturing toward his hogs, Ager says: “They’re rooting in the ground; they’re having a good time. You can

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connEctions: “The Llama Guy” (aka Mark English) puts his animals to work helping people in various ways — from caddying at local golf courses to being featured at Octoberfest to helping kids with ADHD connect with the world. Photo by Jane Izard

feel it.” The pigs’ charm is palpable: They snort and root, their pink snouts disappearing into the mud. And when asked about slaughtering them, Ager doesn’t flinch.

“Life’s a circle,” he says. “There’s a time for every season.”

Society, notes Ager, has many ways of separating “food” from the reality of animals being killed. But growing up, he says, the family had “chickenkilling day,” which was less about trauma or discomfort than about impressing his uncles with his ability to wring a turkey’s neck.

“It was a coming of age,” Ager explains.

He knows his animals live a good life, and he’s proud of that — and of their role in linking people to their food sources and facilitating better land management.

“I want people to understand it, to know it,” he says. “We take seriously that we’ve chosen a vocation trying to create better food systems. It’s a journey that’s worthwhile to be on.” bUilding trUst tim gallaugher of Down to Earth Farm in Marshall wasn’t raised in the business, but his dad grew up on a dairy farm in California, and Gallaugher’s wife, andrea Van gunst, was reared on a cattle farm. Together they raise 17 sheep, some chickens and 2 acres’ worth of vegetables.

The sheep are the newest additions to the family. “I’ve always loved sheep,” says Gallaugher. “I knew I wanted to raise some sort of critters.”

But the thought of raising animals for slaughter didn’t sit well

with him, and the couple decided on dairy sheep, with plans to eventually make and sell cheese.

They chose sheep because of their smaller size, sweet demeanor and milk, which he says is high in butterfat and tastier than cow’s or goat’s milk.

To Gallaugher, raising sheep for meat “feels like a betrayal,” he explains. So far, he hasn’t brought any animals to a slaughterhouse, he reports, because he cares not only how his animals live but how they die.

In October, however, Gallaugher and Van Gunst tied the knot in a small ceremony at a summer camp in Flat Rock, and their wedding feast featured a sheep slaughtered from their farm. They did it on-site using halal practices, with help from a few friends who had experience in killing, hunting and cleaning. “Overall the process felt really good, because we all approached it with such seriousness and reverence for what the animal was giving,” Gallaugher reveals. “It felt honorable; clean.”

For the same reasons, he likes spending time with his sheep, watching them interact. “They’re playful and joyous. It’s just fun to figure out how to earn their trust so they want to come over and see what’s going on, rather than running the other way.” the llama gUY Deep human/animal connections also loom large at SOAR, a boarding school, camp and adventure

program serving adults and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or learning disabilities.

Established in 1977, SOAR features a long-running llama trek program that takes kids ages 8-10 on a four-day hike in the Panthertown Valley. “Because kids with ADHD and learning disabilities struggle with feelings of isolation, social skills and peer relationships, having an animal they can connect and bond with can be a powerful thing for them,” says Laura pate, the camp’s director of operations. The llama, a traditional Andean pack animal, is a close relative of the camel.

At the end of the trek, the llamas head home with their owner, mark English. Known to most as “The Llama Guy,” English says his childhood experiences on the golf course were what gave him the idea of having llamas do the work instead. “Even as a little kid, I loved to caddie but thought how nice it would be to have llamas carry everything,” he recalls.

After a stint at Brevard College in the 1980s, English studied at Penn State University’s Center for Turfgrass Science and spent 25 years as a golf course superintendent. He finally realized his lifelong dream of owning llamas in 2007, when he bought his original five — for more than $1,000 apiece. English was helping out at the Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Cedar Mountain, and he asked the club’s board if he could bring his new pets in to caddy.

“They laughed,” he recalls, but they gave him the go-ahead. His llamas were a hit, and pretty soon, they were getting guest spots on the Animal Planet network.

When caddying, the llamas split their time among Sherwood Forest, Maggie Valley Club & Resort and High Hampton Inn & Country Club.

When they’re working, there are eight animals on the course at a time, each caddying for two golfers. “It’s quite a show,” notes English.

But these animals are more than just entertainment to English, who’s now back at Brevard College pursuing a degree in wilderness leadership and experiential education with hopes of soon becoming “a full-time llama guy.” Like the kids at SOAR, he believes in the llamas’ healing power.

“I’m still fascinated with them every day,” he reveals. “I have such confidence in them: I know what they’re going to do and when to put on a good program.”

On a recent Saturday, the llamas are on hand for an Oktoberfest celebration at High Hampton in Cashiers. They’re gentle and easily led by means of small harnesses around their muzzles.

Sporting a scruffy beard, a cap and shorts with a scrub brush dangling from the back pocket, English dashes back and forth among his llamas and the unassuming kids and teenagers he’s plucked from the crowd to lead them. Gently waving a bamboo staff at the crowd, he proclaims: “Come on, llamas! Come on, humans!”

And so the llama parade begins — weaving in between the festival tables as old-time Bavarian music plays. A crowd forms, delighted by the animals’ woolly fur, thick lashes and puckish ears. Amid the chaos, though, the llamas seem more interested in the fresh, new grass than in the humans.

A family squeezes around one of the animals to take a photograph, English whistles, and the animal perks up. Like a proud father watching his kid perform, English looks at his regally posed llama, grins, and says to the group gathered behind him, “Isn’t he perfect?” X

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THE ANIMAL ISSUE giving voice to the voiceless: animal advocacy in wnc

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Those crucial points, she continued, are especially important in local elections, which typically see low voter turnout. The key, argued Lewin, is to recruit as many people as possible and keep them informed. “You’re always in an aggressive recruitment campaign, and it’s all about the numbers,” she said. “Lawmakers only care about those constituents who are informed and who vote.”

But Lewin also maintained that animal advocates should work to be “problem solvers rather than troublemakers,” because “love for animals crosses party lines.”

“Helping those who cannot help themselves is what it’s all about,” says Heather Hayes, marketing and design manager for the Asheville Humane Society.

Photo courtesy of AHS

The piercing glare of a redshouldered hawk; the regal trot of a burnished stallion; the silent grace of a moonlit wolf; the reassuring purr of a well-loved tabby; the furry muzzle of a family dog.

Animals console us; they dazzle us and, in some cases, they love us unconditionally. But however impressive their prowess — in the wild or beside the hearth — there’s one thing that animals can’t do: They cannot speak for themselves.

Animal advocates give voice to the creatures that share this world with us, while offering them protection, comfort and aid. And this considerable task is born more of love than of material reward.

Western North Carolina is home to an abundance of both animals and animal lovers. The volunteers, organizers and visionaries who found, fund and operate Asheville’s many animal advocacy groups are passionate, devoted people — and they all have stories to tell. Here are a few of them.

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asheville voice for animals Founded in August 2012, Asheville Voice for Animals, an informal, grassroots advocacy group led by Lafayette prescott, hosted an Oct. 14 talk by julie Lewin at Metro Wines on Charlotte Street. Lewin, who is president of the National Institute for Animal Advocacy and the author of Get Political for Animals and Win the Laws They Need, spelled out her approach to securing animal rights.

“Without political organization for animals, every election is a waste,” Lewin declared. Drawing on her years working for pro-animal legislation in Connecticut, she first gave her take on the nature of the political game. For politicians, said Lewin, “The most important part of an election is to be re-elected.” She added, “Lawmakers know even small political lobbyist groups can change an election.”

fUll moon farm “I have always been an animal advocate — even when there wasn’t a term for it!” says nancy Laporta Brown.

Full Moon Farm in Black Mountain, she explains, is a sanctuary for wolfdogs — which she calls tragically misunderstood creatures. “Wolfdogs,” she explains, “are not dangerous, not half wolf/half dog, and 85 percent of the wolfdogs in this country are three to five generations removed from the pure, captive raised wolf.” Brown’s group rescues these animals from all over the country and works to educate people about the differences between wolves and wolfdogs.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, the 501(c) (3) nonprofit will host Howl for the Holidays, a fundraiser to support its work. “Our wish list includes several big-ticket items, which would ease the life of our animals greatly,” she explains, adding, “Our goal is always about the animals, whether it’s providing excellent care for our residents or educating the public.”

Brown also stresses the positive impact she’s seen River, Full Moon’s “ambassadog,” have on a broad range of people, from nursing home residents to autistic children. In one case, she recalls, River provided a “near-wolf” experience to a terminally ill patient who’d

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“Animals — whether dogs, wolves, wolfdogs, cats, horses or hamsters — are sentient beings, with unconditional love that humans often do not have,” Brown points out. “For me, animals calm my very being.” brother wolf animal rescUe “Originally I was an RN, so I have cared for both humans and animals,” says denise Bitz, Brother Wolf’s founder and president. “But I’ve always been a person who cares about animals.” One of her organization’s primary goals, she notes, is creating a no-kill community here in Asheville. To achieve that, Bitz maintains, will require “a grassroots effort — going neighborhood to neighborhood to talk to people about what we can do to keep animals out of shelters — because they’re so overloaded.”

Founded in 2007 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Brother Wolf (so named because it originally rescued only dogs, which are “brothers” to the wolf) operates the large Joyce B. Cambron Adoption Center. The group has been in the news recently for its role in an Oct. 3 multiagency puppy mill raid in Rutherford County that rescued 23 animals — 18 dogs and five cats. The organization has since launched a Facebook campaign (avl.mx/0i7) pushing for puppy mill legislation in North Carolina, which currently has no such regulations on the books.

In addition to its adoption and foster care programs, Brother Wolf also takes in animals whose owners can no longer care for them. “Last February, two dogs were brought to us. Spaghetti and Meatball were just skeletons,” Bitz recalls. “They couldn’t even stand, they were so weak. But we nursed them back to health.

“When we place an animal into a home, people’s lives are being changed,” she notes. “When we remove animals from homes where the owners can’t care for them anymore, we’re also helping people. On the other side of every animal, there’s a human involved.” asheville hUmane societY In one way or another, heather hayes, the marketing and design manager for the Asheville Humane Society, has been advocating for animals for as long as she can remember. “When I was 4 years

old, I brought home my first stray,” she recalls. “Throughout my childhood, my mom and I rescued lost pets, rehomed cats and dogs with the help of a local shelter, drove turtles with cracked shells to wildlife rehabbers, bottle-fed neonates and more.

I’ve always been on the lookout for any animal in need.”

Since its inception in 1984, the Humane Society has launched a panoply of advocacy programs. Today, the group’s primary operations include an Adoption and Education Center and the Buncombe County Animal Shelter (the only such facility in the county that won’t turn away any animal). The agency also offers a variety of other programs designed to save animals’ lives, Hayes explains. In its last fiscal year, she reports, the Humane Society saved 5,599 animals in Buncombe County, whether by adoption, reunion with owners, transport to other facilities or placement in foster homes.

There’s also a substantial therapeutic aspect to animal adoption, particularly for people with PostTraumatic Stress Disorder or other psychological issues. “Adopting a companion animal has very literally changed and maybe even saved their lives,” says Hayes. “Helping those who cannot help themselves is what it’s all about.” chainfree asheville This group’s name sums up its work pretty well. “ChainFree Asheville was founded by my late wife, peggy irwin, in 2008 to educate people about public safety and the inhumane treatment of dogs that are chained,” explains patrick irwin, the group’s president. “Since that time, we’ve built fences for over 125 dogs, helped create and enact an anti-tethering ordinance in the city of Asheville, tabled at countless public events with educational material, spent thousands of dollars on public service announcements, and received numerous articles in print and TV about our efforts.”

In 2011, ChainFree launched its “Unchain Buncombe County” campaign, a collaborative effort aimed at giving dogs more room to roam. In between erecting fences for local families, notes Irwin, ChainFree has repeatedly lobbied the Buncombe County commissioners to ban the tethering of dogs.

In 2009, the Asheville City Council amended its ordinance to prohibit tethering unattended dogs outdoors.

To date, however, the commissioners have declined to take up the issue, despite support for it from the Humane Society, Brother Wolf and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Irwin says he’s seen firsthand how replacing chains with fences results in healthier, happier, more companionable animals.

“When a dog is set free into a fenced area, it’s one of the most heartwarming scenes you will ever witness,” he says. “Sparked by the compassion and leadership of Peggy, I’ve been inspired to carry on the CFA mission: to build a safer, more animal-friendly community.”

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fUll circle farm sanctUarY “Farmed animals are every bit as deserving of our love and respect as cats and dogs,” Kayla worden maintains. “They too possess rich emotional and social lives and impressive intellectual capacities, and they are every bit as capable of feeling pain and suffering. They too are capable of feeling joy and sorrow. Like each of us, farmed animals are interested in living out their lives free of unnecessary suffering.”

Farmed animals, says Worden, the founder and executive director of Full Circle Farm Sanctuary, “are among the most abused beings on the planet.” Besides providing permanent homes for them at its Yancey County facility, Full Circle also networks with other groups to find placements for as many animals as possible. In addition, Worden advocates a vegan lifestyle, blaming “species-ism” for much of the suffering the animals Full Circle helps have had to endure.

Founded in 2010, the nonprofit is home to a diverse group of residents, including pigs, goats, chickens, guinea fowl, ducks, a llama, cats, dogs, geese and an emu. Although much of the current work involves improving the Yancey County facility, acquiring a larger tract of land stands at the top of Full Circle’s wish list. Meanwhile, the group also encourages public interaction with those animals.

“Helping animals can definitely be therapeutic,” she reports. “We become better people by extending our circle of compassion to include all sentient beings. It’s only natural.” X

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Oak Hill Commons caps goals for 10-year plan to end homelessness

common gRound: Oak Hill Commons is about “creating true communities, not communities where certain types of people are cordoned off into certain parts of town or certain types of neighborhoods.”

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Ten years ago, the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee, made up of eight city and eight county appointees from a variety of organizations, embarked on an ambitious plan to end chronic homelessness in Asheville. Now, almost precisely that amount of time later, it is coming to fruition, with a final project that city of Asheville Homeless Initiative Coordinator heather dillashaw hopes will reduce chronic homeless to a “functional zero.”

Oak Hill Commons will be a private housing development, a mixed-

use facility meeting workforce rent levels that, Dillashaw says, is estimated to be completed by midto-late 2015. But its unique, and arguably most important, feature is the 24 units designated specifically for the “hard-to-house.”

Hard-to-house people, says Dillashaw, are a specific subset of the homeless that need closer attention and care: “They’re not maintaining and they’re still falling apart when they get into housing. Most folks who are experiencing homelessness don’t need this level of intervention.”

Hard-to-house people constitute about 10 percent of the homeless population. Asheville averages about 500 homeless at any given time, says Dillashaw, and of that number, 30-35 will usually be hard to house.

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The nomenclature is not random: Well-vetted assessment tools are used to determined the level of intervention a homeless person or family needs. Many organizations, for example, use a diagnostic device called the “vulnerability index” to measure the intervention level needed for a homeless person.

The index is on a 20-point scale, and each section adds points if the person meets certain criteria. The very first section, for example, is just general information, like name, Social Security number and age. If the person’s is older than 60, the form instructs the interviewer to add one point for that section. The index goes on to measure housing history, risks (recent hospitalizations, interactions with police and so forth), socialization and daily function (activities, family interaction, income, etc.) and wellness (diseases, drug and alcohol use, etc.).

Dillashaw makes no bones about what the index is scaling: “It used to be called the ‘tri-morbidity scale.’ It measures how close you are to death, basically. Most of these folks don’t have one thing. They have every thing: physical disability, mental disorders, addiction. Many — maybe even all of them — have survived severe trauma.”

Everyone who scores over a 16 on the index is designated hard to house; this alone qualifies applicants for one of the 24 single-bed units in Oak Hill Commons.

The project came about by a confluence of circumstances.

“Two years ago,” says Dillashaw, “We pulled together a hard-tohouse housing summit and invited some national and state experts ... to talk to us about working options in other places. One of the models they showed us was Moore Place in Charlotte, which had just opened at that point. We spent the day there, talked to the director and the folks that put it together.”

Despite the heavy government and nonprofit investment, the project is not a public housing development. It is being built and operated privately by ward griffin, owner of Biotat LLC (along with his partner, Luis hellmund), which is developing the project. Griffin also owns Griffin Realty and Construction Enterprises Inc., the general contractor for the project. Griffin, a third-generation Asheville native, says his part in the development was “kind of a long route around.”

Griffin works with the Haywood Street Congregation, a homeless ministry that feeds 350-450 people every Wednesday at the corner of Patton Avenue and Haywood Road. “My involvement led to people like me on that board to ask, ‘How can we facilitate getting members of this community into more permanent housing?’” he says. “At that same time, the hard-to-house committee was just being formed, and some people at Haywood told me about that committee. I started attending those meetings, and it just developed from there.

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I went without any expectation of there being a project, but just as somebody that was interested in serving that population.”

Both Dillashaw and Griffin are happy with the proposed site, which encompasses 3.7 acres off New Leicester Highway.

“It was a site that we had been looking at for several years,” says Griffin. “We were looking for a site to do some more of the more traditional affordable housing projects. ... We feel like it’s a great site. It’s in great proximity to public transportation, shopping and other supportive services downtown, as well as being just a great central location for workforce folks.”

“It’s on the bus line,” says Dillashaw. “It’s right behind Ingles — the things that we know folks that need subsidy need access to. And it’s less expensive. The reality is, building downtown is incredibly expensive [and] harder to sustain because of the cost of construction, so getting it a bit off that main drag but still getting folks what they need is ideal.

“It’s great to have the private sector engaged because we can’t get this done on a nonprofit scale,” she continues. “The housing crisis that we face in Buncombe is never going to be solved in the nonprofit world — it isn’t anywhere.”

The hard-to-house units will be arranged in a single building, with a clinic and case management office on-site; case management will be handled by Homeward Bound of Asheville. There will be an additional 54-61 units with one, two or three bedrooms, arranged like any other apartment complex. Rents will be Asheville-standard workforce housing levels. The development will have 24-hour security, and neither Dillashaw nor Griffin has much concern about conflicts between the two populations.

“What is appealing to us is creating true communities, not communities where certain types of people are cordoned off into certain parts of town or certain types of neighborhoods,” says Griffin. ”We’re hoping what we’re doing is a model for a more sustainable community that meets the needs of different income levels that gives opportunities to people who might not otherwise have them.”

“In my experience, it’s actually going to be more about the folks that are in [the hard-to-house units] rather than those on the

outside,” says Dillashaw. “These are very vulnerable people who are getting beaten up out on the street and taken advantage of in significant ways, and so the security, for me, is about their protection.”

Dillashaw additionally believes the security will have a big role in supporting the hard-to-house tenants: “When we visited Moore Place, [where there’s] private security that work[s] in that building, it was clear those guards were as much social workers as they were guards. ... They were really watching out for those that were there. The director said that’s a key part of it, that the folks that live there feel safe.”

Securing the hard-to-house doesn’t just benefit that population either: It helps the taxpayer as well. According to a presentation Buncombe County Health and Human Services made to the county commissioners on Sept.

16, the hard-to-house account for an estimated $2.3 million price tag to the county per year. Much of this cost emerges from two sources: jail time and hospital visits. Buncombe County EMS alone spent $250,000 picking up hard-to-house persons in fiscal year 2014.

Jail time, which hard-to-house people serve mostly for low-level misdemeanors, is not much cheaper. Jail costs average around $107 per day, and two of the hard-to-house population accounted for over $58,000 in jail costs on their own.

Stabilizing this population, therefore, is beneficial on more than one level, says Dillashaw: “One, [the hard-to-house] get more well, so from a human dignity standpoint these folks are doing well. From a community standpoint, we’re all better. Those folks are no longer overutilizing systems that are already overburdened, they’re not costing us at high level. And they’re not on the streets with all the misdemeanor and nuisance behaviors.”

Dillashaw says the goal is to reduce the number to a “functional zero, [which] means that we’re doing everything we can to provide resources, and if someone chooses to not have those resources, that’s their choice.”

But further, she hopes that Oak Hill Commons will spur more development of increasingly crucial affordable housing: “We need these other units. There has to be an increasing stock of affordable units. One of the things [Griffin] and his business partners do is that they don’t make credit and criminal background a

necessary no — that’s something they work with, and that’s a huge barrier for families.”

As for the 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness, Oak Hill Commons, says Dillashaw, will serve as a fitting conclusion: “This is the last subset of folks who have been longtime homeless that we have not found a viable housing solution for.

[Oak Hill Commons] will kind of put a cap on [the 10-year-plan]. I think [success] would look like an individual having a place to sleep every night that they can go to and be safe ... and simply can sleep. If that can happen for even a few of those folks, then we’re in a better place.”

“The passion for me comes from not taking for granted the support network I’ve had the good fortune to have my whole life,” says Griffin.

“That’s not something I’m entitled to any more or any less than anybody else. And it’s a lot of fun. It’s a hell of a lot more fun to give a set of keys to a single mother of three that starts crying, while her kids run around asking, ‘Do we really get to live here?’” X

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Benefits Asheville NEDA Walk 212-575-6200, nedawalks. org/asheville2014 • SA (11/8), 9:30am Proceeds from this awareness walk benefit the National Eating Disorders Association’s education and advocacy programs. $25/$15 students. Held at Pack Square Park, 121 College St. Emergency Aid for Rojava Dinner bit.ly/aid4rojava • WE (11/5), 6:30pm - Tickets to this vegetarian dinner and live music event benefit the Kurdish Red Crescent’s humanitarian aid efforts in Rojava, Syria. $20-$60. Held at Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave. Everybody CAN CAN Dance 232-5652, unca.edu • FR (11/7), 7:30pm Admission to this dance per-

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formance benefits MANNA FoodBank and UNCA’s dance program. $5 or four cans of food. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium on the campus of UNCA. Funky Formal 575-2737, fdnsc.net • FR (11/7), 6pm-midnight - Tickets to this vintage prom-themed gala and silent auction benefit the Francine Delany New School for Children. $12/$10 advance.

Held at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road Holiday Pet Photos 273-5262, a-r-f.org • SA (11/8), 9am-2pm Proceeds from this photo session benefit ARF (Humane Society of Jackson County). $10-$25. Held at City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva

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Kick Your Boots Off 304-535-2200, appalachiantrail.org • TH (11/6), 7pm - Tickets to this live music event benefit the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. $20/ $65 VIP. Held at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road Montford Park Players Masquerade Ball 254-5146, montfordparkplayers.org • TH (11/6), 6-10pm Tickets to this costume gala and live music event benefit the Montford Park Players theater company. $40. Held at The Venue, 21 North Market St. Rock ’n’ Roll for Literacy 696-3811, litcouncil.org • SA (11/8), 7:30-9:30pm Tickets to this performance by local band Vintage Vinyl

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benefit the Blue Ridge Literacy Council. $15/$10 advance. Held at Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville VET FEST 2014 713-1203 • SU (11/9), 2-6pm Proceeds from this live music and chili cook-off event benefit Helios Warriors and Heart of Horse Sense.

Held at Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Highway Zombie Hospital 1955 633-1773, anamcaratheatre.org • SA (11/8), 7:30pm - Tickets to this costume contest, music and silent auction benefit Anam Cara Theatre Company. $25/$20 advance.

Held at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road, Suite B

Business & Technology American Business Women’s Association abwaskyhy.com, abwaskyhychapter@gmail.com • TH (11/13), 5:30-7:30pm - Monthly dinner meeting discusses best practices for social media. $25. Held at Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Drive Economic Development Coalition 258-6101, ashevillechamber. org/economic-development • WEDNESDAYS, 9am - “1 Million Cups,” coffee and networking event for local entrepreneurs. Free to attend.

Held at Mojo Coworking, 60 N. Market St. SCORE Counselors to Small Business 271-4786, ashevillescore.org Registration required. Free.

• WE (11/12), 6-9pm - “How to Start a Non-Profit Entity.”

Held at A-B Tech South Site, 303B Airport Road, Arden • WE (11/12), 10am-noon “Starting a Better Business.”

Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler

Classes, Meetings & Events

HOLD ME TIGHT WORKSHOPS FOR COUPLES (pd.) Learn the new science of love and work with your partner one-on-one to change the patterns that keep you apart.

Find a safe haven and secure base in your loved one’s arms. www.HoldMeTightAsheville. com 828-776-6200 November 21, 2014 at 7 pm - November 23, 2014 at 3 pm.

linDA PAnnUllo mosAics AnD WorkshoPs! (pd.) Create a mosaic mirror for yourself or give as a gift! 3 great locations to choose from: • Saturday, November 8, McDowell Arts Council, Marion • Saturday, November 15, Renaissance Glass Studio, Leicester • Monday, November 17, Art Mob Studios, Hendersonville. $75 fee includes all materials.

All classes are from 1-5pm.

More info and registration, call 828-337-6749 or www. lindapannullomosaics.com Asheville BroWns BAckers clUB 658-4149, ashevillebbw@gmail.com • SUNDAYS - Meets during Cleveland Browns games.

Contact for specific times.

Held at The Fairview Tavern, 831 Old Fairview Road Asheville oBjectivists ashevilleobjectivists.wordpress.com • WE (11/12), 6pm Discussion of Ayn Rand’s philosophy. Free. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. BUncomBe coUnty PUBlic liBrAries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 6-8pm Skyland Knit-N-Chain, knitting and needlework for all skill levels. Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road • WE (11/5) & WE (11/19), 5pm - Swannanoa Library Knitters, casual knitting and needlework for all skill levels. Free. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • WE (11/12) & WE (11/26), 10am - “Sew What?”

Swannanaoa sewing circle.

Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa • TH (11/13), 6:30pm Pillowcase sewing workshop. Registration required.

Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa cAnton BrAnch of hAyWooD coUnty liBrAry 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton, 648-2924, haywoodlibrary.org

• TH (11/13), 3pm - Job skills seminar covering online postings, resume writing and interview techniques. Registration required. Free. fletcher liBrAry 120 Library Road, Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org • TUESDAYS, 3pm Medium to advanced conversational Spanish. Free. forUm on fAmily homelessness 258-1695, homewardboundwnc.org • TH (11/6), 5:30pm Sponsored by Homeward Bound. Includes dinner and speakers who have studied or experienced family homelessness. $20. Held at Celine and Company, 49 Broadway freelAnD hAll 318 Georgia Terrace, Montreat, 669-2911 • MO (11/10), 3pm - A Conversation on the Middle East. Free. henDersonville Wise Women 693-1523 • 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 1:30pm - A safe, supportive group of women “of a certain age.” Held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville lAUrel chAPter of the emBroiDerers’ gUilD of AmericA 654-9788, egacarolinas.org • TH (11/6), 9:30amnoon - Monthly meeting.

Held at Cummings United Methodist Church, 3 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe moUntAin AreA volUnteer lAWyers 210-3429, morgan@pisgahlegal.org • 1st THURSDAYS, 12-2pm “Debt 101” clinic, includes discussion of debtor rights, resources and options.

Free. Held at Pisgah Legal Services, 62 Charlotte St. rUrAl heritAge mUseUm At mArs hill 100 Athletic St., Mars Hill, 689-1304 • Through SA (2/28) Exhibit: Our Story – This Place: The History of African-American Education in Madison County and the Anderson Rosenwald School.

• TH (11/13), 6:30pm

- Panel presentation: “Personal Recollections of the Rosenwald School.”

Free. smoky moUntAin chess clUB facebook.com/ SmokyMountainChessClub • THURSDAYS, 1pm Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Free.

Held at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville smoky moUntAin knitting gUilD smkguild.com • WEDNESDAYS, 1-3pm Knitting classes. Free. Held at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville Western cAroliniAns for PeAce AnD jUstice in the miDDle eAst mepeacewnc.org • WE (11/5), 9:30am - General meeting.

Held at Black Mountain Presbyterian, 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain Wnc orchiD society wncos.org SU (11/9), 2pm - Monthly meeting and discussion of repotting orchids. Held at Asheville Eye Associates, 8 Medical Park Drive

DAnce rococo BAllroom PArtner DAncing (pd.) Rococo Ballroom has opened in Reynolds Mountain offering all forms of partner dancing. Call 828-575-0905 to schedule a FREE sample lesson with one of our highly trained instructors. stUDio ZAhiyA, DoWntoWn DAnce clAsses (pd.) Monday 6pm Hip Hop Wkt • Tuesday 9am Hip Hop Wkt 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm Bellydance 2 8pm West African • Wednesday 6pm Bellydance 3 • Thursday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 4pm Kid’s Dance 6pm Intro to Bellydance 7pm West African • Saturday 9am Hip Hop Wrkt 10:30am Bellydance • Sunday 10am Intro to West African • $13 for 60 minute classes, Hip Hop Wkrt $5. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. www.studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595

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Circle 8’s Square Dance Club circle8s.info, garwoods2@yahoo.com • TUESDAYS, 7:30-9pm - Weekly dance classes. $5. Held at Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road Joyful Noise 649-2828, joyfulnoisecenter.org • MONDAYS & THURSDAYS, 3-7pm - All ages Irish dance & clogging. $10. Held at First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, 30 Alabama Ave, Weaverville

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Masquerade for Montford WHAT: Montford Park Players’ Second Annual Masquerade Ball WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 6, 6-10 p.m.

WHERE: The Venue, 21 N. Market St. WHY: Looking to get dressed up to support an Asheville institution?

Montford Park Players has just completed its 42nd season entertaining crowds at Asheville’s Hazel Robinson Amphitheater. Those many years of performance have taken their toll on costumes, sets, stage and grounds, and the players need some help with a refresh.

The company will hold its annual masquerade benefit at The Venue, and it will “be the event of the season, with great local food and drinks donated by local restaurants,” says Managing Director John Russell.

A raffle and silent auction will be held through the evening with premier items on the block, such as estate jewelry from Wick & Greene Jewelers, a full-length mink coat

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and four tickets to Disney World.

Proceeds from the event will offset the cost of costumes, sets and royalties for performing select shows.

“The revenues from tickets rarely cover between 20 and 25 percent of our annual operating budget,” notes Russell.

Funds will also support the Players’ capital campaign fund to improve seating, the stage house and ADA access in the amphitheater. A 1,400-square-foot welcome center to house concessions, merchandise and Shakespeare’s Tavern, where guests can sip local beer while taking in a show, is also planned.

“Get dressed up and come out to have a great time, bid on some amazing items and support a local nonprofit,” Russell says.

Tickets for the event are $40 in advance and $45 at the door. The event is cocktail attire, with costumes recommended.

For more information, go to montfordparkplayers.org. — Michael McDonald Photo by Ryan Bumgarner, courtesy of Montford Park Players

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National Forest Plan Public Meetings 258-8737, wnca.org Public hearings for the Pisgah-Nantahala Forest management planning process conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Free.

• TH (11/6), 4:30-7:30pm Held at the Graham County Community Center, 196 Knight St., Robbinsville • TH (11/13), 4:30-7:30pm Held at McDowell Technical Community College, Room 113.

WNC Green Building Council 254-1995, wncgbc.org • Su (11/9), 1-4pm - Green Home Open House. Free.

Held at Osada Construction, 138 Charlotte St. WNC Sierra Club 251-8289, wenoca.org • WE (11/5), 7pm “Sustainable Transportation” panel discussion with electric car owners. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place

Holiday gift market. Free to attend. Held at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black Mountain

Food & Beer Buncombe County Public Libraries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • TH (11/6), 5:30pm “Barley. Hops. Asheville,” beer history presentation.

Free. Held at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road Caldwell Cusine 726-2478, kandreasen@cccti. edu Meals prepared by Culinary Arts students. Proceeds benefit Caldwell Community College.

• TH (11/13), 6pm - “Spanish Tapas Night.” $21 plus tax.

Registration required. Held at J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, 1913 Hickory Blvd. SE, Lenior Tryon Beer Fest tryonbeerfest.com • SA (11/8), noon-6pm Oktoberfest-style event to support the Tryon Downtown Development Association. $30 beer fest/$20 oyster roast. Held at Tryon Depot Plaza, Depot St., Tryon

Government & Politics Move to Amend of Buncombe County 299-1242, movetoamend. org/nc-asheville, mabco@ movetoamend.org • MO (11/10), 7pm - General meeting. Held at North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave.

Festivals Asheville Art Museum 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • FR (11/7), 5-8pm - Holiday market. Free to attend.

Erwin High School 60 Lees Creek Road, 232-4251 • SA (11/8), 9am-3pm Holiday vendor and craft show. Free to attend.

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League svfalarts.org • Through WE (12/31) -

Kids Asheville Art Museum 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • TU (11/11), 11am - Guided tour and hands-on activity for homeschoolers. $4.

Kids’ Activities at the Libraries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 3:30pm - LEGO Builder’s Club for ages 5+. Held at Pack Memorial

Library, 67 Haywood St. • FR (11/7), 4pm - LEGO Builder’s Club for ages 5-12.Held at Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road, Candler • MO (11/10) & MO (11/24), 4pm - LEGO Builder’s Club for ages 6 and up. Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N Main St., Weaverville Spellbound Children’s Bookshop 50 N. Merrimon Ave., 7087570, spellboundchildrensbookshop.com • FR (11/7), 6pm - Sneak peak pizza party for readers 8 to 12 years old.

Reservations required. $10.

• SATURDAYS, 11-11:30am Storytime. Ages 2-6. Free.

Outdoors Friends of the Smokies 452-0720, friendsofthesmokies.org, outreach.nc@friendsofthesmokies.org • TU (11/11), 9:30am 9-mile moderate hike of Deep Creek Trail to benefit the Smokies Trails Forever program. $35. Registration required. Location given on registration.

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy 253-0095, appalachian.org • SA (11/8), 10am Moderate 5-mile hike to Lost Cove. $10. Location given on registration.

Western North Carolina Alliance 258-8737, wnca.org • SA (11/8), 9am-5pm “Prevail Off-Trail,” strenuous hike to learn off-trail navigation & winter tree identification in the Craggy Mountains. Registration required. Free. Meets at Ingles, 1141 Tunnel Road.

YMCA of WNC 210-2265, ymcawnc.org • SA (11/8), 8:45am - Easy 4.4 mile roundtrip hike to Bridal Veil Falls. Registration required. Free/ $5 for carpool. Meets at YMCA Woodfin, 30 Woodfin St.

Parenting Children’s Home Society of NC chsnc.org • SA (11/8), 1-4pm Adoption Options expo with agencies and resource

Buying, Selling or Investing in Real Estate?

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centers. Free. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. the PoWer of Positive PArenting seminAr 250-5110, triplep-parenting.net • TH (11/13), 4:30pm - “Raising Resilient Children,” for caregivers of children up to 12.

Registration required. Free.

Held at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, 40 Church St. yoUth oUtright 772-1912, youthoutright.org • SA (11/8), 1-3pm Parent support meeting.

Registration required.

Free. Held at First Congregational UCC of Asheville, 20 Oak St.

PUBlic lectUres congregAtion Beth isrAel 229 Murdock Ave., 2528660, bethisraelnc.org • TU (11/11), 7pm “Preserving the Memories and Personal Stories of Holocaust Survivors,” presentation with Julie Kohner from Voices of a Generation. Free.

PUBlic lectUres At UncA unca.edu Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 7:30pm “Biblical Archaeology Thought the Ages.” Reuter Center.

• WE (11/5), 7:30pm - “We Thought It Was a Joke!”

Berlin Wall history panel.

Held in The Grotto.

• FR (11/7), 11:30am - “The Widow Spy.” In the Reuter Center.

• FR (11/7), 11:25am - “The Rise of Totalitarianism and the Interwar Years.”

Lipinsky Auditorium.

• FR (11/7), 11:25am “Religion in a Globalized Society.” Humanities Lecture Hall.

• SA (11/8), 9am “Reflecting on the Mind’s ’I’/Sharpening the Mind’s Eye.” Sherrill Center.

• MO (11/10), 11:25am “New World Discoveries: Encounters with Others.”

Lipinsky Auditorium.

• TU (11/11), 7:30pm World Affairs Council: “War Crimes Trials.” Held in the Reuter Center.

• TH (11/13), 6pm “The Other Side of the Story: Why the Arts and Humanities Matter to Medicine.” Karpen Hall.

Wnc stAte Archives 176 Riceville Road, 2967230, x240 • TH (11/6), 5:30pm “World War II in Asheville.” $10

seniors coUncil on Aging of BUncomBe coUnty 277-8288, coabc.org • FR (11/7), 3pm - Medicare information sessions.

Registration required. Free.

Held at Goodwill, 1616 Patton Ave.

sPiritUAlity ABoUt the trAnscenDentAl meDitAtion techniqUe: free introDUctory lectUre (pd.) Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation.

Learn about the authentic TM technique. It’s not concentrating, trying to be mindful, or common mantra practice. It’s an effortless, non-religious, evidencebased technique for heightened well-being and a spiritually fulfilled life. The only meditation recommended by the American Heart Association. • Topics: How the major forms of meditation differ—in practice and results; What science says about TM, stress, anxiety and depression; Meditation and brain research; What is Enlightenment? • Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm, Asheville tm center , 165 E. Chestnut. 828-254-4350 or meditationAsheville.org Asheville comPAssionAte commUnicAtion center (pd.) Free practice group.

Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc.com • 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm.

Asheville oPen heArt meDitAtion (pd.) Experience effortless techniques that connect you to your heart and the Divine within you. Your experience will deepen as you are gently guided in this complete practice.

Love Offering 7-8pm Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 heartsanctuary.org.

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Astro-coUnseling (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.

AWAkening DeePest nAtUre meDitAtion clAss (pd.) Consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz.

Healing into life through deepened stillness, presence & wisdom. Meditation, lessons & dialogue in Zen inspired unorthodox enlightenment. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm - Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. (828) 258-3241, healing@billwalz. com, www.billwalz.com commUnity hU song (pd.) In our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace?

Singing HU can lift you into a higher state of consciousness, so that you can discover, in your own way, who you are and why you’re here. Date: Sunday, November 9, 2014, 11am11:30am, fellowship follows. Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Rd. (lower level), Asheville NC 28806, 828-254-6775. (free event). www.eckankar-nc. org crystAl visions Books AnD event center (pd.) New and Used Metaphysical Books • Music • Crystals • Jewelry • Gifts • Incense • Tarot. Visit our Labyrinth and Garden.

828-687-1193. For events, Intuitive Readers and Vibrational Healing providers: www.crystalvisionsbooks.com

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the Ancient egyPtiAn SIRIUS ODYSSEY • A joUrney into sPirit AnD soUnD (pd.) Special presentation from BioGeometry® Founder Dr. Ibrahim Karim from Cairo, Egypt. An exploration of the Power of Sound for activating and balancing energy fields, in human beings and the environment. • Friday, November 7, 7pm. $15, Limited Seating. Will sell out. Hilton at Biltmore Park, Asheville. More information or purchase tickets at (828) 298-7007 or WWW.vesicA.org Asheville tAntrA circle journeyawake.wordpress. com/events, elainecaban@gmail.com • MONDAYS, 7-9:30pm - Tantra, sexual healing, awakening and intimacy techniques. Contact for location.

Admission by donation. creAtion cAre AlliAnce of Wnc creationcarealliance.org • TH (11/13), 5:30pm General meeting. Held

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at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. PArish of st. eUgene 72 Culvern St., 254-5193, steugene.org • 1st FRIDAYS - Taizé service. Free to attend. shAmBhAlA meDitAtion center 19 Westwood Place, 200-5120, shambhalaashvl@gmail.com • 1st THURSDAYS, 6-7pm - Public group sitting and Dharma reading/discussion.

Free. sPiritUAl stUDy groUP 275-8226, washboardben@gmail.com • TUESDAYS, 9:30-11am Shares spiritual paths, journeys and individual callings.

Free. Held at Kairos West Community Center, 742 Haywood Road st. george’s ePiscoPAl chUrch 1 School Road, stgeorge.diocesewnc.org • TUESDAYS, 10am-noon “Spirit Collage,” making collage prayer cards. Free.

st. lUke’s ePiscoPAl chUrch 219 Chunns Cove Road, 254-2133, saintlukesepiscopal.com • FR (11/7), 7-9pm Candlelight labyrinth walk with cello performance by Katie Hamilton. Free. theology on tAP facebook.com/TOTAVL • FR (11/7), 6:30pm - BYOB mix and mingle for 20s & 30s Catholics. Free. Held at Basillica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St.

sPoken & Written WorD Asheville Art mUseUm 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • TH (11/6), 5:30pm Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle discusses Cherokee culture and history. Admission fees apply.

• TH (11/11), 3-5pm Discussion Bound book club: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Admission fees apply.

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Asheville mAsonic temPle 80 Broadway, 252-3924 • TH (11/13), 7-9pm - Book release party for Legendary Locals of Asheville by Kevan D. Frazier. Free.

BlUe riDge Books 152 S. Main St., Waynesville • SA (11/8), 11am - Ron Rash discusses his book Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories.

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• MO (11/10), 3pm Charles Van Bibber discusses his book Valentine’s Day: A Marine Looks Back. Free.

BUncomBe coUnty PUBlic liBrAries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 3pm Afternoon book club: Bel Canto by Anne Patchett.

Held at Weaverville Public Library, 41 N Main St., Weaverville • TH (11/6), 5:30-7:30pm - Not For Children Only series: Dragonwings by Laurence Yep and The Giver

by Lois Lowry. Registration required. Held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. • TH (11/6), 6:30pm - Book club: The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road • SA (11/8), 10am - Book club: True Grit by Charles Portis. Held at West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road • TH (11/13), 1pm Afternoon book club: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Held at Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview • TH (11/13), 6pm - Book club: Strange as the Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake. Held at Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston St., Swannanoa city lights Bookstore 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva, 586-9499, citylightsnc.com Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 6:30pm - Wiley Cash discusses his book

This Dark Road to Mercy.

• SA (11/8), 3pm - Tom Davis discusses his book The Most Fun I Even Had With My Clothes On. • SA (11/9), 1pm - Ron Rash discusses his book Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories. coUrtyArD gAllery In the Phil Mechanic Building 109 Roberts St., 273-3332, ashevillecourtyard.com • MONDAYS, 8pm - True Home Open Mic. Free. fletcher liBrAry 120 Library Rd., Fletcher, 687-1218, library.hendersoncountync.org Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/12), 2pm Michael Havelin discusses his book Mystery Mastery.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 10:30am - Fletcher book club.

• 2nd THURSDAYS, 1:30pm - Writers Guild of WNC meeting.

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hAnDmADe in AmericA 125 S Lexington Ave #101, 252-0121, handmadeinamerica.org • FR (11/7), 6-8pm - In conjunction with Within the Lines: Creative Perspectives on Wilderness, regional writers discuss writing in rural or wilderness settings.

Free. jUniPer BenDs reADing series facebook.com/juniperbends.readingseries • FR (11/7), 7pm - Fifth anniversary celebration with presentation by 12 local writers. Free to attend.

Held at Downtown Books & News, 67 N. Lexington Ave.

Takamine Guitar Clinic featuring

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literAry events At UncA unca.edu • TU (11/11), 7:30pm - F To eMbody, multimedia hiphop and spoken word show with trans artists. Free.

Held in Highsmith Student Union.

• TH (11/13), 7:30pm - Beth Revis reads from her book The Body Electric. Held in Ramsey Library. Free. mAlAProP’s Bookstore AnD cAfe 55 Haywood St., 254-6734, malaprops.com Free unless otherwise noted.

• WE (11/5), 1pm - Autism book club: Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism by Roy Richard Grinker.

• WE (11/5), 7pm Malaprop’s book club: Driftless by Davis Rhodes.

• TH (11/6), 9am Representatives from publishing houses discuss upcoming releases.

• TH (11/6), 3pm - Amy Reed discusses her works.

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• SA (11/8), 7pm - William Powers discusses his book New Slow City.

• SU (11/9), 3pm - Krista Bremer discusses her book My Accidental Jihad and Ellen Bass discusses her book Like a Beggar.

• MO (11/10), 7pm Mystery book club: A Simple Plan by Scott Smith.

• MO (11/10), 7pm - Charlie Lovett discusses his book The Bookman’s Tale.

• TUESDAYS through (11/25), 6-8pm - National Novel Writing Month group writing session.

• TU (11/11), 7pm Author reading event with Stephanie Perkins, David Levithan & Jennifer E. Smith.

• WE (11/12), 7pm National Novel Writing Month.

• WE (11/12), 7pm - Salon: Women Who Run with Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

• TH (11/13), 7pm - Tradd Cotter discusses his book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation. metro Wines 169 Charlotte St., 5759525, facebook.com/ MetroWinesAsheville • 2nd SATURDAYS, 3-5pm - Open mic night for poets and writers. Free. moUntAin of WorDs Write-A-thon mountainofwords.org • SA (11/8), 2-4pm - Writers from UNCA, Warren Wilson, the Great Smokies Writing Program and Lenoir-Rhyne will compete in a “write off.” Free to attend. Held

at West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Road

volUnteering Big Brothers Big sisters of Wnc 253-1470, bbbswnc.org • TU (11/11), noon - Volunteer information session. Held at United Way of Asheville & Buncombe, 50 S. French Broad Ave. BUncomBe coUnty PUBlic liBrAries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library • WE (11/12) through SA (12/13) - Book Giving Tree, donations for disadvantaged children. $10 minimum. Held at Oakley/South Asheville Library, 749 Fairview Road cAring for chilDren 50 Reddick Road, 785-1590 • Through FR (12/19) - Gifts needed for children in the foster care system. Contact to be given a wish list from a child. chilDren first cis of BUncomBe coUnty 259-9717, childrenfirstbc.org • Through FR (12/12) Sponsor a child during the holidays. Contact for details.

Project sAntA project-santa.com • Through SU (12/31) - Pet supplies and monetary donations will be collected for Blue Ridge Humane Society and Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue. Contact for drop-off locations.

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• Lucky Dog Retreat Rescue in Indianapolis reported in October that, even after many heroic saves, they had never heard of a dog like Adam, who is apparently allergic to humans. Following a blood test to determine why he remained so sickly despite therapies, a doctor reported that Adam is allergic to human dander, and researchers told WRTV that a special serum was being prepared. things you thought wouLd happEn Britain's The Guardian reported in October that repairing the “fashion” holes in earlobes is one of the

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fastest-growing cosmetic procedures in the U.K., as millennial generation radicals tire of their half- to 3/4-inch, see-through lobes. Doctors charge up to $3,000 to remove the entire area around the hole (originally created by stretching the tissue) and connect the healthy parts back so they fuse together. (A Hawaiian man, not currently a patient, supposedly has the largest ear hole, nearly 4 inches in diameter.) compELLing ExpLanations • plausible: (1) george Byrd iV was charged in September in Middletown, Pennsylvania, with shooting a gun into an occupied structure when he fired a round that accidentally broke a neighbor’s window. Byrd told police that he fired because it was the only way he knew to “unload” the gun. (2) Police in Bayonne, France, were contemplating charges in October against Kappa Clinic anesthetist helga wauters, 45, after a patient died from an improperly placed breathing tube.

Wauters, appearing inebriated, said she requires vodka so that she doesn’t “shake” when she works. (3) Lisa Roche, 41, was arrested in Jackson County, Mississippi, in October allegedly burglarizing students’ cars at East Central High School. She told police she was only searching out “members of ISIS.” • “too stupid”: When U.K. newspaper executive Rebekah Brooks was arrested in 2011 in the notorious “News of the World” phone-hacking case, so was her husband. charles Brooks was ultimately acquitted after convincing a jury that he is “too stupid” to have been part of such a complicated case. However, in October 2014, after Charles petitioned under British acquittal rules to have his legal fees reimbursed, judge john saunders turned him down — citing Charles’ admitted stupidity in causing prosecutors to suspect him in the first place. (As Rebekah was being arrested, Charles aroused suspicion by clumsily trying to hide his pornography collection in a parking garage.) X

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Haunted legacy thEn and now: “I don’t hold any grudge against the U.S. government,” says Lt. Col. Ted Minnick, who served in Vietnam (pictured right in 1970 and more recently on the left). Minnick has leukemia, a disease linked to Agent Orange exposure during the war. He fears that his wartime exposure also led to his daughter’s illness. “What I hold is guilt for bringing it back.”

Minnick and other Vietnam vets are calling for passage of federal legislation that would, among other things, require research into Agent Orangerelated illnesses.

Asheville’s Vietnam Veterans of America calls for action at Agent Orange Town Hall

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ted minnick has been a military man all his life. You can see it in his disciplined posture, his purposeful gait, his even gaze. What you cannot see, however, are the wounds he suffered as a result of his service — not from gunfire or shrapnel, but from exposure to a deadly, now-infamous herbicide known as Agent Orange.

Minnick served as an artillery battery commander in Vietnam and now suffers from leukemia — one of many illnesses linked to exposure to the dioxin-based chemical. But during an Oct. 25 Agent Orange Town Hall held in Asheville, he spoke not for himself but for his daughter and the many other children of veterans whose illnesses might be linked to what happened to him in Vietnam. Minnick addressed a room filled with other veterans and their families: “I don’t hold any grudge against the U.S. government,” he said. “What I hold is guilt for bringing it back.”

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Minnick’s had no success getting help for his youngest daughter, sarah, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997. “I’m scared — I’m not mad,” Sarah said. “I want the government to realize that we need centers to do research to find where these conditions come from.”

Joining more than 400 Vietnam veterans and their families at the Enka campus of A-B Tech, the Minnicks urged passage of the Toxic Research Act of 2014, which would, among other actions, call for researching the health effects caused by exposure to toxic substances like Agent Orange.

The Minnicks’ testimony was one of several presented at the town hall, hosted by Chapter 124 of the Vietnam Veterans of America. The meeting was part educational referendum and part town hall-style meeting. The day’s overarching purpose, however, was

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to demonstrate the generational effects of Agent Orange exposure and to push for passage of legislation aimed at helping the people who bear that legacy.

As spider trantham, president of VVA Chapter 124, said, “We are fighting a silent enemy.”

The afternoon’s first speaker, mokie pratt porter, talked about the generational impact of Agent Orange exposure. Porter, national director of communications for the VVA, explained, “We needed to put a human face on the problem.” To that end, she showed videos of both Vietnam veterans and their children speaking about the illnesses they had experienced as a result of exposure to the chemical. Porter also talked about the Toxic Research Act, which would establish a research center and a board of advisers charged with

determining what health effects are caused by Agent Orange, declassifying documents regarding Agent Orange usage and launching a national outreach and education campaign.

Following Porter was jack mcmanus, a member of the Air Force who participated in Operation Ranch Hand — the program through which Agent Orange was dispersed in Vietnam. In addition to explaining what the toxin was, McManus provided a firsthand account of how it was used by the military. Military commanders ordered frequent “defoliation campaigns,” because killing off the foliage resulted in fewer casualties for U.S. forces, he said. Agent Orange was one of a number of herbicides the military used, but it was the most popular because it was the most effective, McManus said.

He added that he was never told at the time that the herbicides were toxic. “When I say I had Agent Orange up to my lips, that’s completely true,” McManus said. “I think it happened to a lot of guys over there. We were told it wasn’t harmful.” To demonstrate his point, McManus said, “I personally watched a master sergeant put a cup of Agent Orange in his mouth and gargle with it.”

Now, McManus and the rest of the world know that the exposure wasn’t safe. “This is international. Dioxin (the chemical responsible for so many of the health problems caused by Agent Orange) messes with the DNA chain. It causes birth defects and miscarriages — there’s no doubt of that,” McManus said. He pressed for large-scale research (a provision of the Toxic Exposure Act) and called on the government to be more honest with service members.

“We as a country have to stand up and take care of our soldiers,” McManus said. “This is for our children and our children’s children,” he added.

Following the presentations, Minnick, herb worthington (the VVA Region 2 director and the national chair of the VVA Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee) and nancy switzer (founding president of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America) told their stories too.

Worthington — who served in Vietnam from 1970-71 — said that his daughter also had MS. He mentioned a suit that was brought by nurses who served in Vietnam because of the higher incidence of MS they noticed among children of veterans. Worthington also said that his son was born with asthma and a number of allergies. “It’s just too much of a coincidence,” Worthington said.

Switzer talked about how her husband, who served in Vietnam from 1968-69, was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. She also shared that both her son and her granddaughter were born with birth defects. Switzer mentioned higher rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, learning disabilities and asthma among the children of veterans as well. “All you vets out there, we need you to get your medical records and give them to your family. And us — we need to put down on our own medical records that our husband or father was in Vietnam and exposed to Agent Orange,” she said.

During one emotionally charged session, audience members testified about their own experiences. One after another, veterans and their families expressed anger, frustration and sadness at the devastation Agent Orange had wrought on them and their loved ones. They shared stories, bearing witness to tragic birth defects, a range of cancers, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and other disorders.

As one veteran exclaimed while he choked back tears, “I want some damn answers! This corrupt government is killing us and our children.”

After a short break, tom Berger, executive director of the VVA’s Veterans Health Council, outlined some of the known major health problems associated with Agent Orange exposure: Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their tours face a greater risk of acquiring hepatitis C, prostate cancer, lung cancer, Type II diabetes, pancreatic cancer, brain cancer and other disorders. Veterans need to mention their service history

during all doctor visits, he emphasized, adding his voice to the chorus of support for bills like the Toxic Research Act. “That’s why we’re here — we’ve got to get that legislation passed,” Berger said. “But if you don’t take care of yourselves, you can’t take care of your kids.”

Piggybacking on Berger’s message, tony mussolino — a VVA certified veterans service officer who works out of Wilmington — led a discussion about how veterans and their families could file claims for benefits. He added, “The government doesn’t give a damn about us, and it’s about time we made them.”

Mussolino accused the government of minimizing, altering or covering up studies that indicated the health problems caused by Agent Orange exposure in order to save money on treatment costs. He also said that the VA had failed to recognize all of the health problems caused by herbicide use. “I’m not too well-liked by people in the VA,” Mussolino explained. “And you know what? Thank you.”

Nevertheless, Mussolino provided instructions on how to file a claim with the Veterans’ Service Office and how to seek assistance from groups such as The Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance. In his closing remarks, Mussolino was blunt: “We need to say to the government: ‘Get off your asses and take care of our children.’”

The message conveyed at the Agent Orange/Dioxin Town Hall was relatively simple: Veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances need support and legislative help. Sarah Winnick’s treatment for MS costs $17,582 every month, and the VA has denied the two claims that she has filed thus far, she said.

Worthington summed it by saying that many “Vietnam veterans have contracted a presumptive condition from their Agent Orange exposure — or they have passed away because of it. And both they and their families did not know the reason. We implore all of our elected officials to stop the carnage and promote the two bills.” X

The two bills being considered are S.2738 and HR.5484. VVA representatives hope that Congress will take them up when it reconvenes on Nov. 14.

Chapter 124 of the VVA can be reached at ashvva124.org. The national institute for the VVA can be reached at vva.org. The Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America can be reached at avva.org.

For information on filing a claim with the VA, visit veteranshealth.org.

To sign a petition telling the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a Dioxin Cancer Study, visit avl.mx/0id.

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Leah McGrath,RD, LDN Corporate Dietitian, Ingles Markets Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InglesDietitian Work Phone: 800-334-4936

SPOTTING FOOD TRENDS Recently I attended the Natural Products Expo in Baltimore, Maryland. This is the largest trade show for natural and organic products on the East coast and features thousands of vendors exhibiting a wide range of products from food (human and pet) to supplements, and from health, beauty and fitness products to innovative packaging ideas. The Expo was held in the Baltimore Convention Center which straddles several blocks near the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore.

Here were some of the trends and fads that I noticed - so be on the look out for some of these items at your Ingles in the coming months!

Meat Lovers and Protein Power - Thanks to the paleo and primal diet fads there were many meat jerky and meat bar options. There were also many products with added protein from cereals and bars to beverages.

Veggie Lovers - It was nice to see some interesting added vegetable options from frozen vegan and vegetarian entrees and snacks to yogurts featuring vegetables instead of fruit.

Cold-Pressed Juices - Another large new category was cold-pressed juices utilizing the new technology called High Pressure Processing(HPP) or High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing (HHP). Instead of heat pasteurization, pressure is used to achieve microbial inactivation purportedly retaining more flavor, enzymes and nutrients.

(Source:http://ohioline.osu.edu/fse-fact/0001.html).

Free of_____ - From gluten-free to free of various allergens like dairy, soy, nuts etc there were lots of options in this category.

Nuts and seeds - It seemed like most everything had added nuts and seeds from beverages and bars to baked products.

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member Jay Weatherly of High Five Coffee says: “I have been a part of the Go local program since its inception and have truly appreciated the focus on local business it has brought. Asheville is a city where both residents and visitors appreciate the value of locally owned businesses and the Go local program has brought significant attention to how crucial it is to keep the local, creative community supported and thriving.”

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OPEN HOUSE • DAOIST TRADITIONS COLLEGE ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC (pd.) Saturday, November 22, 1pm-4pm. Free to the public. Come be a part of the Great American Smoke Out with free mini treatments, health tips, raffles, and more. Visit www.daoisttraditions.edu for details.

2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • TH (11/6) & TH (11/20), 10am - Yoga in the Galleries. $12/$8 members.

COUNCIL ON AGING OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY 277-8288, coabc.org • FR (11/7), 3-5pm - Medicare update information session. Free. Held at Goodwill Career Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave. • WE (11/12), 3-5pm - Medicare update information session. Free. Held at Black Mountain Public Library, 105 N. Dougherty St., Black Mountain JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH 46 Wall St., 252-5335, jubileecommunity.org • TU (11/11), 7pm - “A Taste of the Connection Practice,” communication workshop. $10.

MADISON HOME CARE & HOSPICE 649-2705 • FR (11/7), 6pm - Tree of Life ceremony to honor lost loved ones. Free. Held at A-B Tech Madison Site, 4646 US 25-70, Marshall MEMORYCARE 771-2219, memorycare.org • TUESDAYS through (11/18), 3:30-6pm - “Caregiver College,” improving dementia care workshop. $20 per session. Registration required. Held at South College, 140 Sweeten Creek Road NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS 505-7353, namiwnc.org • TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS through (11/15) - Family-to-Family, class for mental health caregivers. Tues: 6-8:30pm; Sat: 1:30-4pm. Location given upon registration. Free.

OUR VOICE TRAUMA EDUCATION SERIES 252-0562, ourvoicenc.org/trauma-education-series • TUESDAYS, 5:30-6:30pm - Workshop and support group, “Understanding the Mind, Body and Spirit after Sexual Violence.” Free. Held at Our Voice, 44 Merrimon Ave. Suite 1, 28801

SUPPORT GROUPS ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS & DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES For people who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home. Info: adultchildren.org. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings.

AL-ANON/ ALATEEN FAMILY GROUP A support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings.

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For a full list of meetings in WNC, call 254-8539 or aancmco.org.

ASHEVILLE WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY 215-536-8026, www.womenforsobriety.org • THURSDAYS, 6:30-8pm – YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave.

THIS THURSDAY • 6PM (pd.) Dr. Alan Baumgarten MD, MPH, discusses the use of ASPERGER’S ADULTS UNITED Probiotics for Health and Wellness. November 6. Asheville meetup.com/aspergersadultsunited Compounding, 760 Merrimon Ave. Join us: • Raffle • • 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS, 2-4pm - Held at Hyphen, 81 Giveaways • Refreshments. www.h2probiotics.com Patton Ave. Occasionally meets additional Saturdays.

Contact for details.

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM

BREVARD-DAVIDSON RIVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 249 East Main St., Brevard, 884-2645, bdrpc.org • TU (11/11), 10am - Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson’s support group. Free.

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ASPERGER’S TEENS UNITED facebook.com/groups/AspergersTeensUnited • SATURDAYS, 6-9pm – For teens (13-19) and their parents. Meets every 3 weeks starting June 28.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT deb.casaccia@gmail.com or 989-1555 • 2nd SATURDAYS, 12:30pm – Held in a private home.

Contact for directions.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS 398-8937 • TUESDAYS, 8pm - Asheville 12-Step Recovery Club, 1340-A Patton Avenue • WEDNESDAYS, 7-8pm & SATURDAYS, 11am-12:15 pm - First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Use back door.

DEBTORS ANONYMOUS debtorsanonymous.org • MONDAYS, 7pm – First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101 DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE magneticminds.weebly.com or 367-7660 • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 4pm – 1316-C Parkwood Road DIABETES SUPPORT laura.tolle@msj.org or 213-4788 • 3rd WEDNESDAYS, 3:30pm – Mission Health, 1 Hospital Drive. Room 3-B. EATING DISORDER SUPPORT GROUPS Info: thecenternc.weebly.com or 337-4685. Visit mountainx.com/support for full listings.

ELECTRO-SENSITIVITY SUPPORT For electrosensitive individuals. For location and info contact hopefulandwired@gmail.com or 255-3350.

EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS For anyone desiring to live a healthier emotional life.

Info: 631-434-5294 • TUESDAYS, 7pm – Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, 880 Sandhill Road FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 423-6191 or 301-4084 • THURSDAYS, 6pm – Asheville 12-Step Club, 1340A Patton Ave. HEART OF RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP Teaches how to integrate meditation with any 12-step recovery program. asheville.shambhala.org • TUESDAYS, 6pm - Shambhala Meditation Center, 19 Westwood Place.

HEART SUPPORT For individuals living with heart failure. 274-6000.

• 1st TUESDAYS, 2-4pm – Asheville Cardiology Associates, 5 Vanderbilt Drive.

LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN Hosted by American Chronic Pain Association; 776-4809 • 2nd WEDNESDAYS, 6:30 pm – Swannanoa Library, 101 W. Charleston Ave.

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memory loss cAregivers For caregivers of those with memory loss or dementia. network@memorycare.org • 2nd TUESDAYS, 9:30am – Highland Farms Retirement Community, 200 Tabernacle Road, Black Mountain

recovering coUPles AnonymoUs For couples where at least one member is recovering from addiction. Info: recovering-couples.org • MONDAYS, 6pm – Foster Seventh Day Adventists Church, 376 Hendersonville Road.

men Working on life’s issUes 273-5334 or 231-8434 • TUESDAYS, 6-8pm – Held in a private home.

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Nourishment by the pound Behind the scenes at grocery store hot bars

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Throughout his years of restaurant work, Dan Sobalsky saw the advantage of plating each dish.

Carefully arranging the components for optimal presentation, when the food went out to the customer, there was no question how it would look.

Now as the food service director at Katuah Market, that control is out of his hands in regard to the Biltmore Village grocery store’s hot bar. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sobalsky does his part by grouping dishes that go together, but when he walks out to maintain the hot bar and takes a glance at customers’ plates or to-go boxes, more times than not they defy these plans with unexpected pairings — a diversity he nonetheless celebrates.

“That’s one of the good things about offering a hot bar with so many different items: Customers will put together whatever they want,” Sobalsky says.

The freedom to mix and match various offerings in a combination of one’s choosing is a big reason hot bars rank among Asheville grocery stores’ top sellers — or for Katuah, the top seller.

In response to this demand, those in charge of hot bars put plentiful thought into this part of the store to help sustain its popularity, being sure to have a minimum number of protein options, both meat and vegetarian, with plentiful side dishes. As for what comprises the menu each day, Katuah owner John Swann and store manager Richie Whitson want Sobalsky and his cooks to make everything from scratch, but beyond that they leave the crew to their own creativity.

“They both give me very, very much free range,” Sobalsky says.

“Their hands aren’t in it at all. They trust me to develop recipes.”

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Independence is also in play at larger companies with multiple stores. According to Earth Fare executive chef John Godo, it’s up to each location to decide what items to put on the hot bar. Among those choices is a large group of recipes that have been tested through the home office and at approved test stores.

“They have access to those recipes but the freedom to be creative instore as well,” Godo says.

Items such as Swedish meatballs, hot German potato salad and ratatouille with red sauce and tofu were concocted at the South Asheville store by senior food service manager and trainer Eli Barnard and his fellow chefs specifically for the clientele of that location.

“Being the corporate store, we’re also a test store, so we’re able to do quite a bit of things here,” Barnard says. “We have more freedom because we bring in high-level chefs and bring in fun things that we can execute here.”

Consistent with the high degree of planning involved in each day’s menu, when dishes go out to the hot bar, their placement is far from arbitrary — a factor that’s especially key

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sEtting thE BaR: Asheville Whole Foods team members (from left) Chris Wallen, Heather Delisle and Mike Giordano continually monitor hot-bar food levels and quality. Photo by Jayson Im

at larger bars like Whole Foods Market on Tunnel Road.

Whether for year-round themes such as comfort food or the recent global cuisine “Destination” feature (the first of which is Ethiopia), Whole Foods regional marketing specialist Jennifer Wozniak notes that products “are grouped in a way that makes sense for a customer to build a plate, offering an entrée with complementary side dishes.”

Godo says that Earth Fare aims for a colorful bar, not wanting everything to be brown and boring, and despite Sobalsky’s oft-thwarted suggestions, each morning he carefully fills out an Excel document outline of Katuah’s hot bar, composed of blank squares for each spot.

In doing so, Sobalsky makes sure vegetarian options are at least one tray away from a meat option and has begun dedicating a section of the hot bar to allergy-sensitive items, preparing four to six options daily without salt, gluten, nuts, dairy and no or very little oil.

“For our meat option, this means baked chicken that we do not season with salt or spices. For the veggie option, we take the freshest veggies we have that day and steam them with no salt or seasoning added. We then offer a blend of cooked beans and brown rice as well,” Sobalsky says.

Whether working a day or a meal in advance, the various staffs prepare for days and times that are historically busy and make sufficient amounts of popular items, but in the event of an unexpected rush that exceeds expectations, the kitchens have to step up.

“A beef stew done the day before that takes a lot of time, we’re not able to replace that, but we do have a lot ready to sauté for order, so we have an option of getting that out there,” Godo says.

Monitoring the dishes’ shrinking levels and maintaining the hot bar’s overall appearance is also of great importance, as looks can be the difference between a customer taking a scoop of an item and passing it by. “[Whole Foods] team members routinely monitor our bars and will remove an item if its integrity is compromised or if it presents an allergen issue,” Wozniak says. “We also use independent, third-party inspectors who perform regular audits to assess food handling and safety procedures in each department of every store.”

For all three grocery stores, prevention of cross-contamination begins in the kitchen. Specific colored cutting boards are allocated to vegetables as well as different kinds of meat so that one should never be used for another’s purpose.

Above all, the hot-bar chefs strive to give their customers a range of quality food that they desire and welcome comment cards and direct feedback to attain that goal.

Hearing these thoughts or simply seeing a once-full pan scooped until it’s empty makes the challenge of satisfying hundreds of people each day well worth the effort.

“The positive reinforcement from the customers — it boosts our chefs’ confidence,” Barnard says. “It’s a good feeling. Feeding people legitimately healthy food is very rewarding.” X

More hot bars Asheville has so many grocery stores with hot bars that one could dine at a different location every day of the week. In addition to Earth Fare, Katuah Market and Whole Foods Market, the following stores likewise offer a variety of freshly cooked food, sold on a priceper-pound basis:

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The bright yellow sign in front of Happy Jack's bills it as a biscuitsand-gravy joint, but this description doesn't tell the whole story.

While there are definitely both biscuits and gravy worth bragging about at the Tunnel Road breakfast-only restaurant, it seems likely that owner Kevin Lee lavishes just as much attention on Happy Jack's other offerings.

With its simple menu; reasonable prices and friendly, unpretentious atmosphere, Happy Jack's, which opened quietly this summer, aims to make itself at home alongside some of the area's other classic breakfast spots, like The Mediterranean (a.k.a. The Med) downtown and Kosta's Kitchen in Fletcher.

Lee admits he doesn't take breakfast lightly. “I'm pretty serious about most things I do. I guess I'm a little intense,” he says with a grin. Having just swooped in with several hot plates of food balanced deftly on his forearms and briskly delivered them to a nearby table of diners, he has paused briefly in his cheerful, efficient orbit of the restaurant to talk about his new venture, which apparently got off to a bit of a rough start.

We opened on July 2, then closed on July 3 because the motor on the exhaust fan went out. So I took the motor out … drove to Greensboro to pick up another, I put it in, and we reopened on the Fourth,” he says.

Bumpy launch notwithstanding, Lee says business is growing steadily, and he estimates that 70 percent of his clientele is made up of repeat customers. “People come in and try it, and they get the wow factor, the OMG. They're happy that they tried it,” he says.

Lee is no stranger to food service — after moving to Asheville in 1983, he spent 13 years working third shift with Waffle House, both behind the grill and as a server, a few more years with Huddle

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famiLy-styLE: Kevin Lee (second from right) runs his breakfast-only restaurant, Happy Jack’s, with the help of his family, (from left) daughter Laura Thorpe, son Michael Lee and wife Betty Lee. Happy Jack’s serves breakfast seven days a week.

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House, then another 13 years as a server at the Biltmore Estate's Stable Café. And as a hash-slinging veteran, he is canny about his restaurant's menu and service. His goal, he says, is to serve high-quality, locally sourced breakfasts — with that “wow factor” — at an affordable price.

The menu, Lee says, is intentionally trim and straightforward, featuring eight main items including the excellent biscuits and Hickory Nut Gap Farms sausage gravy, plus flapjacks, eggs, home fries, four different omelets and a good variety of sides.

In addition to the sausage, the freerange eggs are sourced in Asheville, and the cheese is Amish white ched-

dar from the Troyer Cheese Co. in Ohio. Everything is made fresh daily.

There is a selection of hot teas and other drinks, but the coffee is a point of pride with Lee. “It's the best that I've had here in the States — a blend of Sumatran Mandheling with Colombian Supreme,” he says.

Prices run from $5.75 for various breakfast combos to $10.75 for the fully loaded Happy Jack omelet with home fries and a choice of biscuit and gravy or two flapjacks. The servings are generous, and Lee is fine with doing substitutions so customers can have just what they want.

Although it's housed in a former Pizza Hut, Happy Jack's has a

InnovatIve, SeaSonally InSpIred, new amerIcan cuISIne comfortable, homey feel, which probably stems from the fact that it's a family affair. Lee's wife, Betty, originally from Ecuador, is the hostess and cashier. She also makes the vibrant salsa that accompanies Happy Jack's open-faced omelets. Daughter Laura Thorpe puts her 15 years of serving experience to good use front-of-house, while the youngest son, Mike Lee, works the grill.

The dining room at Happy Jack's is modest but clean and welcoming, with décor consisting only of a few colorful paintings from Ecuador and hundreds of neatly displayed photos that chronicle Lee's other passion: a charity called Kevi Bear's Kids, which provides soccer balls and Barbie dolls to impoverished children in Ecuador.

Lee, who grew up in poverty in New Jersey, says he started the charity seven years ago with his wife and her family as a way to give children in need something joyful to focus on.

“When I was a kid growing up,

if I was playing a game I would forget about how hungry I was. So I thought if I gave a kid a soccer ball, it might have the same effect.

It's fighting hunger, but doing it through a soccer ball or a Barbie doll,” says Lee. For details on Kevi Bear's Kids, search for “Kevi Bear's Kids” on Facebook. X

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The most local of ales Echoview, Riverbend and Fonta Flora create the first Appalachian Grown Certified ale.

At its original brewery in Chico, Calif., Sierra Nevada grows barley and hops. It’s on such a small scale that the brewery could never switch over to using only what it grows; it uses the crops instead for limitededition estate ales.

Until recently, brewing a beer the same way — sourcing ingredients from a single local farm — was not possible for Western North Carolina brewers. Hops and barley are both relatively new to a state known better for other crops.

“What I bought was an old tobacco farm,” says Julie Jensen, who purchased the 125 acres that became Echoview in 2005. “But I didn’t want to grow tobacco, so I looked around for other things that made sense for the area.”

Jensen quickly diversified Echoview beyond crops, and the farm became home to fiber animals like Angora goats, Angora rabbits and alpacas, as well as 20 beehives.

About a half-mile away, Jensen built Echoview Fiber Mill, which is now the first Gold LEED-certified manufacturing mill in the United States. But that’s not the side of the farm that ties into Echoview Farm Estate Ale. BEER as agRicuLtuRE Out of the four core ingredients used to make beer — malt, hops, yeast and water — the first two must be grown and harvested.

So when Jensen looked at what Echoview could plant, she quickly identified hops as a candidate.

“They’re such a difficult crop in this area,” says Jensen. “But beer here is huge, and so I started growing them about seven years ago.”

The farm now has about 2,000 hops plants and focuses on Cascade, Nugget and Chinook varieties.

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thE tiEs that BinE: Echoview hops plants produced all the hops used in the Estate Ale. the farm also sold wet and processed hops from this year’s harvest to other local breweries. Photo courtesy of Echoview

While Jensen says that Cascade is the hops that started the craft beer craze, thanks in large part to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, she also says that Cascade hops grown in Appalachia taste different from their West Coast counterparts. “We match the alpha acid levels [the primary acid that affects the hops’ ability to impart bitterness to beer] of the West Coast hops, but we have our own terroir,” says Jensen. “Our hops have a more melony taste than West Coast hops, and a fruitier taste than those grown in Vermont.”

The barley, on the other hand, is a newer addition to Echoview.

Jensen says the first year, 2013, did not have much of a yield due

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to the wet weather. However, this year her 2 acres produced enough to malt for use in beer. She grows a variety called Thoroughbred, which is a six-row barley developed

by N.C. State University specifically for brewing. Jensen says the flavor of her malt is not much different, but growing it is important because it reduces the carbon footprint of making a beer. fRom BaRLEy to BEER Riverbend Malt House took it from there, floor-malting the barley just a little darker than pilsner malt and preparing it for brewing. Actually, Riverbend did more

than that: Brent Manning, one of the company’s owners, actually helped brew the beer at Fonta Flora in Morganton.

Fonta Flora’s mission statement made the brewery a natural match for Western North Carolina’s first estate ale, according to Jensen, since brewer Todd Boera already tries to integrate local agriculture into most of his recipes.

“We try to stay true to [beer’s] agricultural roots,” says Boera.

“I’d say right now 80-85 percent of our beers are focused on local ingredients. ... This project takes what we’ve already been doing to the next level.”

Boera says that brewing the first Appalachian Grown Certified beer is a big deal for Fonta Flora and something they’d like to do more of in the future.

As for the brewing itself, “It was a cool challenge,” says Boera. “We’d never used this particular malt before, and Riverbend did a nice job with it. I just used kettle caramelization to bring out a little bit more of the flavor, but the rest of the flavor is all the ingredients.”

In addition to the local malt and hops, the Belgian tripel-style ale also features blackberry honey and lemon balm from Echoview.

Boera says to expect notes of fresh-baled hay and a subtle honey character with some additional fruity notes from the yeast.

“The beer finished nice and dry as well,” says Boera.

Echoview Farm Estate Ale will be released on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Fonta Flora as the brewery celebrates its one-year anniversary. The beer will be on draft and Champagne-style bottles will be available for purchase. A few select beer bars and stores will have the beer as well in the coming weeks, including the Thirsty Monk in Asheville.

While there is no release event at Echoview, the farm does offer tours that are open to the public.

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how doEs youR BiER gaRdEn gRow? In nearly 20 years of operation, downtown Asheville’s Bier Garden has assumed multiple identities, rebranding the company’s look and feel to reflect demand. This year’s upgrade includes a second bar and a new cocktail lounge seating area, which management aims to unveil by late November.

“We always try to keep it fresh and keep it competitive, because Asheville is ever-changing,” says general manager Nathan Wardell, who notices that many patrons actually leave if they can’t find a seat at the bar. “That’s their preference.

They want to sit down, have a small bite and bar hop,” he explains.

With the second bar comes a new drink menu, although Wardell says current offerings will simply be improved upon. He hopes to give patrons more rare, high-end liquor options since most Asheville haunts don’t stock $150 bottles of bourbon or tequila. Both bars will serve the same items.

Pub game staples like basketball, darts, the photo booth and several claw machines made the cut to stay, while disused games got “scrapped” during the renovation process. The bar’s new choice of entertainment, however, should sound better than any beeping pub game loop.

“We’re going to build a little stage and hopefully get a little bit more involved with the live local music,” says Wardell, adding that the venue will ideally host jazz and singersongwriter types during the week and DJs on busier weekend nights.

“The good news for the local economy is we’re going to generate more revenue, we’re going to pay more taxes, we’re going to increase employment size, and I’m pretty sure it will jump our number of 52 employees to about 65 employees,” says the manager, speculating that developments will support about a dozen additional shifts per week.

Wardell plans to “work out the kinks” before scheduling a release party for the new bar and lounge to prevent speed and quality of service from being compromised during the transition. “It’s coming soon!” he promises. ashevillebiergarden.com

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by Kat McReynolds 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, The Hub (also known as Villagers), 278 Haywood Road. Tickets available at the West Asheville Tailgate Market (Tuesdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. at 718 Haywood Road), the Hub and online at westashevilletailgatemarket.com. swannanoa chiLi and coRnBREad cooKoff

musicaL chaiRs: Despite adding a performance stage and space for 50 additional seats, general manager Nathan Wardell says Bier Garden’s capacity will remain at 287 persons.

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wEst ashEViLLE taiLgatE maRKEt faLL fEast The West Asheville Tailgate Market will hold a tailgate-totable feast on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

The family-style meal, prepared by chef Amy Fariss of Nine Mile and Suzy Phillips of Gypsy Queen Cuisine, will showcase elements of both Mediterranean and Caribbean cuisine using ingredients primarily sourced from market vendors.

Accompanying the meal will be cocktails by Sovereign Remedies, local microbrews, tea and live music, with all proceeds from the $35 admission price furthering the tailgate market’s growth.

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Southern hospitality meets Southern cookin’ at Swannanoa United Methodist Church’s second annual Chili and Cornbread Cookoff, held Saturday, Nov. 8.

The $5 all-you-can-eat admission ticket benefits local mission projects selected by cookoff sponsor United Methodist Women, and last year’s event raised over $300 for charity. For a $10 fee, athome chefs can try their luck in a competitive arena where local celebrities will judge both chili and cornbread submissions based on the color, aroma, taste, consistency and aftertaste of each dish.

2013 winners Jerry Hubbard and Donna Gasperson are expected to defend their titles, so don’t forget to perfect grandma’s recipe before the weekend!

1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, United Methodist Church of Swannanoa, 216 Whitson Ave. Information and tickets: http://avl.mx/0hx. tRadd cottER fungi foRum Author and mycologist (studier of fungi) Tradd Cotter will visit Malaprop’s Bookstore on Thursday, Nov. 13, to promote his latest book, Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation.

Cotter’s work distills years of research into best practices for low- or no-tech organic mushroom growing and reveals some surprising properties of the fungus, including mushrooms’ ability to reduce herbicide dependence and aid in toxic oil spill relief.

7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, Malaprop’s Bookstore, 55 Haywood St. Information: malaprops.com/event.

Disease, Inc., will hold its inaugural conference at UNC Asheville Nov. 14-16, to offer “an evidencebased look at how the risks of society’s major preventable diseases may be affected and reduced by certain plant-based approaches to eating.” The weekend’s events hinge around individual and panel presentations by distinguished professionals in the fields of cardiology, dietetics, cancer research and more.

Information and tickets: p-pod.org.

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green teA tAsting AnD WorkshoP — BlAck moUntAin Thursday, Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. — Taste, learn and discover the culture of teas of the East – including China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea.

Tasting of 10 teas and a slideshow presentation. $25 per person. Registration and prepayment required. Held at Dobra Tea Black Mountain, 120 Broadway St. 357 -8530 introDUction to yUnnAn teAs Sunday, Nov. 16, 11:30 a.m. — Discover the history, culture and varieties of teas grown in Yunnan Province, China, the ancestral land of camellia sinesis var. assamica – the mother of all tea in the world. Includes a tasting of wild puerh, black and green teas, plus a short brewing class. Requested donation is $10-20. Space is limited, and preregistration is required. Held at the West Village Market, 771 Haywood Road. 450-9853 green teA tAsting AnD WorkshoP — Asheville Saturday, Nov. 23, 9:30 a.m. — Taste, learn and discover the culture of teas of the East – including China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea. Tasting of 10 teas and a slideshow presentation. $25 per person. Registration and prepayment required. Held at Dobra Tea

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Southern writing evokes a certain set of expectations, from Flannery O’Connor’s “Christ-haunted” prose to Gail Godwin’s glimpses into shifting society. But when talking about North Carolina writers, there’s one theme that returns again and again: place. From Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain and Robert Morgan’s Gap Creek to Ron Rash’s Serena and Vicki Lane’s A Day of Small Things, each novel is set in rural and wilderness areas. And those locales are not just addresses where plot happens but are part of the action, molding and morphing the books’ human characters.

“I think it’s interesting to get the literary crowd together, to take the discussion in the direction of writing that’s based in place and what those places mean to these authors,” says project manager Mary Ellen Dendy. She, along with the Southern Appalachian office of The Wilderness Society, has produced Within the Lines: Creative Perspectives on Wilderness. The art exhibition opened in September and has held receptions and panel dis-

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cussions on first Fridays. Following the September artists panel and the October interdisciplinary panel, the exhibition concludes on Friday, Nov. 7, at the HandMade in America office with a writers panel. Participants include former North Carolina poet laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer; author Wayne Caldwell; poet and translator Thomas Rain Crowe; John Lane, author and director of the Goodall Environmental Studies Center at Wofford College; writer, naturalist and historian George Ellison; and Catherine Reid, author and director of the undergraduate creative writing program at Warren Wilson College.

The wordsmiths were selected from the mental Rolodex of Brent Martin, the Wilderness Society’s Southeastern Appalachian regional director and a poet himself. “Western North Carolina is rich with writers who identify themselves and their work with deep connections to the landscape,” Martin says. “They have valuable perspectives and insights as a result that can inform long- and short-term thinking as to what matters to all of us living here and for what the future might hold.”

Had the exhibition run longer, Dendy says, there might have been a submission process. However, since each of the panels are oneoffs and last just an hour, the starstudded five-author lineup makes sense. “Brent is working on questions to prompt discussion about how sense of place feeds into these writers’ work,” says Dendy. “And some questions [are] geared more specifically toward wilderness and whether they feel a sense of activism through their writing.”

“I think that, ideally, writing about place and wild places builds and activates consciousness within the reader, if he or she is open to it, as most people who care about places and communities are,” says Martin. “It creates a platform for the reader to act from within their communities and from within their own personal lives.”

The exhibition is presented in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which created the process by which protected areas are

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designated. “I hope we’ll get a varied set of opinions and viewpoints on how [the Wilderness Act] is relevant in contemporary writing,” says Dendy. “It’s always interesting with people who create, to see how they perceive their own activism — whether they see themselves as activists or if they just want their work to speak for itself.”

One example of how writing has inspired conservation, says Martin, is Janisse Ray’s Ecology of a Cracker Childhood: “I think it has been instrumental in building a movement to protect longleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States.”

That spirit of advocacy shines through the visual art on display at HandMade in America by photographers Lori Kincaid and Charles Seifried, mixed-media artist Robert Cox, painter and printmaker Elizabeth Ellison, printmaker Marianne Hall and painters W.T. Dooley, Doris Gabel and Robert Johnson. “It will be interesting to hear from these [writers] whether the places they’ve explored in their writing are chosen from a sense of familiarity, or if they had more of a mission in mind when selecting wild places for their backdrops,” says Dendy.

The writers panel is intended as a complement to the visual and interdisciplinary events. Each of those mediums is a vehicle by which to inform the public about conservation efforts, and not just in the iconic landscapes of the American West, such as the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone Park. “I’d love to think this is raising the profile for wilderness in the South, and in Western North Carolina in particular,” says Dendy. “I hope people will start to picture places like Shining Rock and Linville Gorge when they think of wilderness.”

Martin adds, “I hope that attendees leave with a deeper appreciation of the place we call home, and that they leave wanting to protect it and its history, art and literature for future generations of Western North Carolinians.” X

Short and sweet Ron Rash launches a new short story collection

By Rich REnnicKs

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A natural storyteller, Ron Rash has held audiences spellbound at many events across Western North Carolina — and around the country — over the past two decades. Not only do his works of poetry and prose speak to readers in the Carolinas, Hollywood has tapped two of his novels for big-screen adaptations.

Serena (starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper) premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October; The World Made Straight (starring Haley Joel Osment, Minka Kelly and Jeremy Irvine) is set for U.S. release in January.

Rash returns to his mountain roots with the launch of his new book, Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories, at Malaprop’s Bookstore on Friday, Nov. 7. Something Rich and Strange is a volume of selected short

what Ron Rash whERE Malaprop’s, malaprops.com whEn Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Free

good REads: As two Hollywood film adaptations of Ron Rash’s novels ready for U.S. screenings, the author launches his newest book with a Malaprop’s event.

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stories culled from four previous collections of short fiction (Burning Bright, Nothing Gold Can Stay, Chemistry and The Night New Jesus Fell to Earth), as well as a couple of stories never previously published in book form.

Rash’s stories show the highs of lows of life in the Appalachians through the decades, from the hardscrabble years of the Great Depression through the current challenges of meth addiction. The 34 stories in Something Rich and Strange showcase Rash’s narrative powers and convey why his work has won so many accolades, including the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and two O. Henry Awards. X

natuRaL sELEctions: WNC-based authors (clockwise from top left) Kathryn Stripling Byer, Wayne Caldwell, Catherine Reid and Thomas Rain Crow speak about setting prose and poetry in wild places.

Byer’s photo by Corinna Byer, other photos courtesy of the authors

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Throwing colors Atlanta’s Suno Deko crafts wide-eyed, loop-based experimental pop

Even a fleeting experience with the music of Suno Deko will inevitably be a pleasant experience. The shimmering, experimental-pop project of Atlanta-based musician David Courtright takes the stage at The Mothlight on Sunday, Nov. 9. Building his songs primarily on intertwining, gently cascading electric guitar lines and sinewy vocal parts in the vein of Ben Bridwell or Wayne Coyne, Courtright strikes just the right balance between chugging momentum and tranquil majesty as his melodies gracefully unwind over the course of the song.

There’s a beautiful simplicity and peacefulness to the sound, something which pairs nicely with the spiritual lyrical themes that his moniker suggests. “The name came from when I was living in India in 2009 working for an Indian artist,” Courtright says. “The words ‘suno’ and ‘deko’ were thrown around a lot, and since I didn’t really speak Hindi, I assumed they were words of endearment since they were said with a particular vigorous sweetness. Turns out people were just telling each other to listen or look

passagE to india: “Vigorous sweetness” is a pretty good descriptor for the tunes on Suno Deko’s debut EP, Thrown Color.

Soaring arrangements are elegantly paired with stream-of-consciousness reflections on large-scale questions of wonder and awe.

The project of Atlanta-based musician David Courtright takes its name from two Hindi words.

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at something, but the sound of the words together stuck with me for some reason.”

“Vigorous sweetness” is a pretty good descriptor for the tunes on Suno Deko’s debut EP, Thrown Color.

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reflections on large-scale experiences of wonder and awe. Even at just four songs, it is an expansive, wide-screen work that lives up to the epic proportion of Coutright’s vision.

(The video for Thrown Color also references another tradition from India: Holi, a spring festival, during which participants throw colored powder and water.)

Translating these ambitious compositions to a live setting can tricky, however. As one of the increasing number of solo acts to use extensive looping to create a full-band sound on the fly, Courtright must perform a difficult balancing act. At best there’s a magical quality to this approach as the musician meticulously crafts the layers of an arrangement in real time; at worst, the process seems interminable and unoriginal.

This challenge, he says, is precisely why he loves it. “I wanted to construct songs that had to exist inside a particular structure,” Courtright says.

“In a way, this is constrictive, and in

another way, giving yourself limitations can actually be motivating, since you have a framework within which to work.”

The musician also takes pains to reproduce these songs without the help of laptops or sampling, something that he believes helps stave off deleterious effects of the looping approach. “I think it makes the live show more engaging, which can be difficult for a solo performer,” Courtright says. “Or maybe people are just waiting around for the song to really get going, I don’t know.” It’s unlikely many would be unmoved by these elegant constructions, particularly given the mesmerizing serenity and sense of spirituality that the compositions convey.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Courtright has been recording his music in a family cabin in rural north Georgia, another fittingly evocative connection. He hopes to have a full-length out by this spring, possibly featuring some of the material from the EP. “There’s a lot of exciting maybes in my future,” Courtright says.

“I’m excited about where things are going.” X

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If singer-songwriter Grace Joyner’s path to fronting a band meandered a bit, the end justifies the means. Her debut EP, Young Fools, is eloquent and selfpossessed without being overworked or overwrought. The coolness of the spacey keyboard tones and shimmery percussion is well-matched to Joyner’s simultaneously rounded and remote vocal.

The musician — who plays New Mountain on Saturday, Nov. 8 — got her start singing backup for other bands in Charleston, S.C., where she lives.

“I thought it was really special to support somebody else’s vision,” she says. “It inspired me to start doing that myself. It pushed me to consider my own vision and pursue my own music.”

Joyner previously performed with Brave Baby and Elim Bolt, both of whom are on indie label Hearts & Plugs. So, when she had some songs of her own, Joyner took them to Dan McCurry, the label’s founder and director. “He was really, extremely into it and wanted to help me,” says Joyner. “He even plays bass in my band, now.”

The Hearts & Plugs stable is small (10 bands) but tightknit, and includes Gold Light, led by former Ashevillean Joe Chang

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KEys to hER hEaRt: Hearts & Plugs recording artist Grace Joyner plays a Casiotone organ from the ’70s that she received as a gift.

“I ended up really loving it. I’m a big fan of eerie, romantic sounds,” she says. “If I didn’t play the organ, I’d feel like something was missing.”

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of Kovacs and the Polar Bear. The label’s cozy dynamic is a microcosm of Charleston’s music scene: “A lot of us have been friends for a long time,” says Joyner. “It’s a nice, supportive environment to go out on your own.”

Part of the singer-songwriter’s process of launching her eponymous project was to brush up on her keyboard skills. She grew up with a musician mother and studied piano and voice as a kid, but “just did not have the patience for piano when I was young.” She gave up on keys for years, returning to the instrument

when she was “ready to do it for me, not something that I felt like I needed to do.”

And while in other interviews Joyner has mentioned learning guitar, her instrument of choice is a Casiotone organ from the ’70s that she received as a gift.

“I ended up really loving it.

I’m a big fan of eerie, romantic sounds.” That synthesizer on Young Fools is a perfect foil to Joyner’s verses, which were inspired, she says in the album notes, by “a difficult, yet incredibly important time in my life.”

There’s a ribbon of dark mystique threaded through Joyner’s aesthetic, from her lyrics to a tattoo on her forearm that reads, “Grace is what matters.” It’s more than a nod to her name: “I love Jeff Buckley and his album Grace,” she told Charleston City Paper. “This quote is one of my favorites. He says grace is what matters in everything — in death, in tragedy, in pain.”

Happily, those inspirational but bleak moments are behind Joyner now. But the musician says it’s not hard to revisit these songs culled from hard times on stage. “Music is a big outlet for me. I’ve never felt nervous performing,” she says.

“I can easily remember how I felt when I was writing those songs, but it’s not where I am now.”

Where she is now is front and center of her own project, widening the reach of her tour and readying for her first Asheville show. Joyner lived in Black Mountain briefly after high school and looks forward to visiting Western North Carolina: “It’s going to be one of those shows where a lot of my family and friends will be there.” X

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A Confluence of Elements The Asheville Loft, a gallery and art space (at 52 Broadway, Suite 3B), launches with a group show. A Confluence of Elements features work by local artists and themes of nature, spirituality and personal experience. Alena Hennessy is an author, workshop leader and painter; Matthew Beasley is a musician and mixed-media artist who is “influenced by visionary and surrealist works”; Rose Candela Moore works on reclaimed surfaces and is “inspired by visual patterns, the human spirit and a deep love for art history”; Taylor Taz Johnson is a photographer who recently spent two months on a photo documentary expedition in Tibet and India. The show runs for several months, with an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 7, from 6-10 p.m. theashevilleloft.com.

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Like a lot of kids, Erik Johansen doodled his way through math and social studies classes. Unlike a lot of kids, he taught himself to draw, launching a lifelong pursuit. After traveling the world to further his self-motivated art education, Johansen settled in Asheville. According to his bio, he “tends to focus his artistic energy on the imagination, the unexpected and the ironic, and allow the technique to develop organically. … Erik’s paintings, if executed properly, should speak for themselves without the need for explanation. However, he relishes knowing that each person will interpret the same image a little differently, and is happy with that.” Johansen’s work is currently on exhibit in the FW Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk. The show runs through Saturday, Nov. 29, with a reception on Friday, Nov. 7, from 5-7 p.m. woolworthwalk.com.

Artwork by Johansen

Carbon Leaf A decade after the release of its indie-rock breakout album, Indian Summer (with the radio hit “Life Less Ordinary”), Carbon Leaf issues Indian Summer Revisited. The Ashland, Va.-based band is now more than 20 years into a career that’s spanned a dozen albums. Indian Summer marked the beginning of the band’s hard-won relationship with a record label. Carbon Leaf worked with Vanguard for three albums before returning to indie status in 2010. “Our output is increasing, and the pressure’s off to front-load [albums] with hits, so [we] can take more risks and come up with different themed projects,” frontman Barry Privett told Xpress last year. “It keeps [us] writing.” Carbon Leaf performs at The Grey Eagle on Friday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. $12 advance/$15 day of show. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Elmo Thamm

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The Motet “The world needs more funk, and these guys are leading the revival,” says a press release for Colorado-based prog collective The Motet. While that statement may be up for debate, for those hoping to up their funk intake, this seven-piece outfit offers a well-honed blend of Afrobeat, disco, electronic and soul, all based in the roots of funk.

In fact, so confident is the band in its sound that, according to its bio, the decision to call its recently released seventh album simply The Motet “is a reflection that the group has finally become what it has striven to be throughout its existence.” The Motet takes the stage at Asheville Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10 p.m. Jahman Braman also performs. $15 advance/$18 day of show. ashevillemusichall.com. Photo by Brian Spady

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reD hoUse stUDios AnD gAllery 310 W. State St., Black Mountain, 699-0351, svfalarts.org • 2nd SATURDAYS - Open studio show and artists reception. Sponsored by the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League. Free to attend. river Arts District Artists riverartsdistrict.com • 2nd SATURDAYS, 10am-6pm - “A Closer Look,” self-guided open studio tour through the River Arts District with artist demonstrations and classes.

Free to attend.

AUDitions & cAll to Artists ATTENTION ARTISTS • CRAFTERS

finE aRt foR a finE causE: Alchemy Fine Art will host works by Anis Crofts and Angela Cunningham (whose sculpture is featured here) from Thursday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Dec. 21. A percent of proceeds from sales of the works will be donated to ARC of NC, which advocates for children and adults with developmental disabilities. (p.48)

Art APPAlAchiAn PAstel society 433-477-4200, appalachianpastelsociety.org • SA (11/8), 10am-6pm - Monthly meeting and demonstration. Free. Held at Grace Community Church, 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River.

Asheville glAss center 140-C Roberts St., 505-7110, ashevilleglass.com • SA (11/8), 10am-6pm - Veterans Glassblowing Day. Registration required.

Free for service members.

Asheville PUPPetry clUB 367-4910 • TH (11/6), 7pm - Shadow puppet workshop with Lisa Sturz of Red Herring Puppets. Free. Held at North Asheville Recreation Center, 37 E. Larchmont Road oPPortUnity hoUse 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, 692-0575, opportunityhouse.org • TH (11/6) & FR (11/7), 9am-5pm Weaving equipment and accessory sale to benefit the organization. Free to attend. rAinBoW moUntAin commUnity school 574 Haywood Road, 258-9264, rainbowcommunityschool.org • FR (11/7), 6-8pm - Rainbow Fine Art Show & Sale featuring works by regional artists. Proceeds benefit the school. Free to attend.

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(pd.) Space available (2,000 sqft) in downtown Waynesville, that would provide a place to work and sell. Heat, parking.

30 minutes from Asheville. • Individual booths. • Could be co-op. I will develop the space to a plan, if there is interest.

(828) 216-6066. {re}hAPPening rehappening.com • Through MO (12/15) - Applications open for this annual event honoring the legacy of Black Mountain College. All genres and disciplines. Contact for full guidelines.

Free. trAnsylvAniA commUnity Arts coUncil 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 884-2787, tcarts.org • Through (11/5) - Applications will be accepted for artists and crafters interested in selling art at the ArtMart fundraiser.

mUsic AFRICAN DRUm LESSONS • SkINNY BeAts DrUm shoP (pd.) Sundays 2pm, Wednesdays 6pm.

Billy Zanski teaches a fun approach to connecting with your inner rhythm. No experience necessary. Drums provided. $12/ class. (828) 768-2826. www.skinnybeatsdrums.com Arts coUncil of henDerson coUnty 693-8504, acofhc.org • SA (11/8), 7:30pm - Let’s Fall in Love, Broadway’s great love songs. $40.

Held at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher Asheville Art mUseUm 2 N. Pack Square, 253-3227, ashevilleart.org • SU (11/9), 3-5pm - Pianoforte concert, classical selections. $16/$6 members.

Asheville symPhony chorUs ashevillesymphonychorus.com • SA (11/8) - “The Mass, Past and Present.” $22. Held at Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road, Arden

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center for cUltUrAl PreservAtion 692-8062, saveculture.org • WE (11/5), 7pm - “Keeping the Fires Burning: A Musical Conversation with David Holt.” $10. Held at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock moUntAin sPirit coffeehoUse 1 Edwin Place, uuasheville.org • SU (11/9), 7pm - Molasses Creek, folk. $15/$10 students. mUsic At UncA 251-6432, unca.edu • FR (11/7), 3pm - Opera Talks: a behind-the-scenes tour of the operatic world. Free. In the Reuter Center.

• SU (11/9), 7:30pm - Symphony and wind student ensemble. Lipinsky Auditorium. $5/free for students.

• WE (11/12), 7pm - Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal. Free. mUsic At WcU 227-2479, wcu.edu • TH (11/6), 7:30pm - The WCU Percussion Ensemble. In the Coulter recital hall. Free.

• TH (11/6), 7pm - Boys from Tuckasegee, bluegrass performance and jam session. Free.

PAn hArmoniA 254-7123, pan-harmonia.org, office@ pan-harmonia.org • FR (11/7), 6:30pm - Gallery series’ second program, various genres. $26/$24 advance/$8 students.

Held at Haen Gallery Brevard, 200 King St., Brevard • SU (11/9), 5pm - Holocaust Remembrance Concert. Free. Heldin the Reuter Center at UNCA. toe river Arts coUncil 765-0520, toeriverarts.org • TU (11/11), 7pm - Dana and Susan Robinson, Americana folk. $10. Held at Spruce Pine TRAC Gallery, 269 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine WomAnsong of Asheville womansongnc@gmail.com • SA (11/8), 7:30pm - Light the Lamp, choral concert. $15/$7 ages 12 and under. Held at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road

theAter 35 BeloW Located underneath Asheville Community Theatre, 35 Walnut St.; ashevilletheatre.org • FRIDAYS through SUNDAYS (11/7) until (11/23) - God of Carnage. Fri. & Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2:30pm. $15.

Asheville PlAyBAck theAtre 273-0995, ashevilleplayback.org • FR (11/7), 8pm - Improvised act based on audience stories. $10/$5 youth. Held at Jubilee Community Church, 46 Wall St.

BeBe theAtre 20 Commerce St., 254-2621 • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (11/22), 7:30pm - Different Strokes!

Performing Arts Collective presents Next Fall. $18/$15 advance, seniors & students.

DiAnA WorthAm theAtre 2 South Pack Square, 257-4530, dwtheatre.com • FR (11/7) & SA (11/8), 8pm - Cirk La Putyka’s Slapstick Sonata. $38/$33 students/$15 child. henDersonville little theAtre 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville, 692-1082, hendersonvillelittletheater.org • FR (11/7) through SU (11/16) - Master Class. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. $15. tryon fine Arts center 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 859-8322, tryonarts.org • TH (11/13) through SU (11/16) - The Joy of Bernadette. Thur.-Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 3pm.

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Alchemy fine Art 25 Rankin Ave., 367-7714, info@alchemyfineart.net • TU (11/13) through SU (12/21) - Works by Angela Cunningham and Anis Crofts.

Art At BrevArD college 884-8188, brevard.edu/art • FR (11/7) through FR (12/5) - Works by Kristen Necessary. Opening reception: Nov. 7, 5:30-7pm.

Art At mArs hill mhu.edu • Through (11/7) - Photography by Joe Franklin.

Art At WcU 227-3591, fineartmuseum.wcu.edu • Through FR (11/7) - Abstract Autobiography for a Fractured Narrative, works by Rebecca Ringquist. In the Bardo Arts Center.

• Through FR (1/9) - David Raymond’s Other People’s Pictures and Eric Oglander: Craigslist Mirrors, photography. In the Bardo Arts Center.

Art At UncA unca.edu • FR (11/7) through TU (11/18) - Fabricating Thresholds, paintings by Isabelle Klauder. In the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

Asheville gAllery of Art 16 College St., 251-5796, ashevillegallery-of-art.com • Through SU (11/30) - Skies Over Appalachia, paintings by Jane Desonier.

Artist’s reception: Nov. 7, 5-8pm.

Asheville loft gAllery 52 Broadway St. 3B, 782-8833, theashevilleloft.com • ONGOING - A Confluence of Elements, works by various artists. Opening reception: Nov. 7, 6-10pm.

BenDer gAllery 12 S. Lexington Ave., 505-8341, thebendergallery.com • Through SU (11/30) - Spirits of the Flame, flameworked glass sculpture.

BlAck moUntAin center for the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-0930, blackmountainarts.org • Through FR (11/21) - Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League juried show cAstell PhotogrAPhy gAllery 2C Wilson Alley, 255-1188, castellphotographygallery.com • FR (11/7) through SA (12/20) - Next: New Photographic Visions, juried exhibition. Opening reception: Nov. 7, 6-8pm. ecliPse sAlon 16 Wall St., 285-0019 • FR (11/7), 7-9pm - “Workshop Picture Stories,” paintings by Martin A.B. Guenette. Free. flooD gAllery 109 Roberts St., 254-2166, floodgallery.org Located in the Phil Mechanic Building.

• Through (12/19) - Posada: Marigolds & Skulls, prints by Jose Guadalupe. green sAge cAfe - WestgAte 70 Westgate Parkway, 785-1780, greensagecafe.com • Through TH (1/15) - Exploring the Depth & Magic of Nature, photography

by Susanna Euston, Bonnie Allen and Joanne Senkus. groveWooD gAllery 111 Grovewood Road, 253-7651, grovewood.com • Through WE (12/31) - Hops & Crafts, mugs, steins & tankards by regional artist.

silversPAce gAllery 109 Roberts St. in the Phil Mechanic Building, 706-254-3456, theashevilledarkroom.com/silverspace • Through SA (12/31) - Cautionary Tales, photography by Priscilla Smith. sWAnnAnoA vAlley fine Arts leAgUe svfalarts.org • Through MO (1/5) - Dimensions of Mixed Media, show and sale. Held at Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 W. State St., Black Mountain the grAnD BohemiAn gAllery 11 Boston Way, 877-274-1242, bohemianhotelasheville.com • Through SA (11/8) - Tight Impressionism, panorama paintings by Ray Byram. trAnsylvAniA commUnity Arts coUncil 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard, 884-2787, tcarts.org • Through (11/7) - The Mystery, mulitartist multimedia exhibit.

UPstAirs ArtsPAce 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, 859-2828, upstairsartspace.org • Through FR (11/28) - Four Makers, Four Materials, wood, steel, glass and clay works.

• Through FR (11/28) - Shifting Plates II, works by 16 printmakers.

• Through FR (11/28) - Self Exam, self portraits by Ursula Gullow.

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hAnDmADe in AmericA 252-0121, handmadeinamerica.org • Through TH (11/20) - Handmade book-bound pieces by Mary Carol Koester. Held at Beverly-Hanks Discovery Center, 1 Town Square Blvd.

942 Haywood Road • WE (11/12) through MO (12/29) Eyeing the Landscape, photography by Ron Martin-Adkins

locAl cloth localcloth.org, secretary@localcloth.org • Through SA (12/6) - Excite, contemporary textiles and fiber art. Held in the Creative Arts Building on Haywood Community College’s campus.

25 Haywood St., 254-9234 • Through (1/15) - The Future is Certain, contemporary paintings by Carly Greene.

oDD’s cAfe 800 Haywood Road, 505-7776, oddscafe.com • Through SU (11/9) - Ignition, works by Ron Killian.

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oDyssey cooPerAtive Art gAllery 238 Clingman Ave, 285-9700, facebook. com/odysseycoopgallery • Through SU (11/30) - Gallery member ceramic art show.

PUlP 103 Hilliard Ave., 225-5851 • Through WE (12/31) - Poster art by Joshua Marc Levy. Artist’s reception: Nov. 8, 4-7pm.

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C L U B L A N D oDDitoriUm Reformed Whores (comedy, country), 9pm

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off the WAgon Dueling pianos, 9pm

5 WAlnUt Wine BAr Sankofa (world), 8pm

olive or tWist West Coast swing lesson w/ Ian & Karen, 7:30pm Pop the Clutch (beach, jazz, swing), 8:30pm

550 tAvern & grille Karaoke w/ Sound Extreme, 9pm Ben’s tUne-UP Live band karaoke w/ The Diagnostics, 9pm

one stoP Deli & BAr Phish ’n’ Chips (Phish covers), 6pm

BlAck moUntAin Ale hoUse Buncombe County Boyz (folk, bluegrass), 7:30pm

orAnge Peel Carcass w/ Obituary, Exhumed & Noisem (metal, grindcore), 7:30pm

ByWAter Soul night w/ DJ Whitney, 8:30pm

oskAr BlUes BreWery Daniel Shearin (singer-songwriter), 6pm

DUgoUt Karaoke, 9pm

PAck’s tAvern Jeff Anders & Justin Burrell (acoustic rock), 9pm

gooD stUff Viva DeConcini (rock, indie, blues), 7pm

PisgAh BreWing comPAny Cornmeal w/ Bobby Miller and the Virginia Daredevils (newgrass, jam), 9pm

grey eAgle mUsic hAll & tAvern Reverend Horton Heat (rock & roll, psychrock), 9pm

PUrPle onion cAfe Marc Yaxley, 7:30pm

grinD cAfe Trivia night, 7pm highlAnD BreWing comPAny Local Flavor (ENO hammocks party w/ music, food, raffle), 4pm iron horse stAtion Mark Shane (R&B), 6pm jAck of the WooD PUB Old-time session, 5pm leX 18 The Roaring Lions (jazz), 9pm

renAissAnce Asheville hotel Chris Smith (acoustic, alt-country), 6:30pm

say you want a REVoLution: Playing together since 1996, rock band Of A Revolution describes returning to its hometown of Rockville, Md., as “a journey of creative renewal and inspiration,” one which allowed the band to dig into its roots and record an eighth studio album, The Rockville LP. O.A.R. will perform at the Orange Peel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m., following a performance by singer-songwriter Andy Grammer.

loBster trAP Ben Hovey (dub-jazz, trumpet, beats), 7pm mojo kitchen & loUnge DJ Molly Parti “Get Over the Hump-day” dance party (funk, soul, hip-hop), 5:30pm moUntAin mojo coffeehoUse Open mic, 6:30pm noBle kAvA Open mic w/ Caleb Beissert, 9pm oDDitoriUm Cake: Confections w/ Bootz Durango (queer & allies dance party), 9pm

orAnge Peel The New Pornographers w/ A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar (indie, rock), 8pm strAightAWAy cAfe Get Right Band (funk, rock), 6pm tAllgAry’s cAntinA Open mic & jam, 7pm

off the WAgon Piano show, 9pm

the PhoeniX Jazz night, 8pm

olive or tWist Swing dance lessons w/ Bobby Wood, 7:30pm; 3 Cool Cats (vintage rock), 8pm

the sociAl Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm

To qualify for a free listing, a venue must be predominately dedicated to the performing arts. Bookstores and cafés with regular open mics and musical events are also allowed / To limit confusion, events must be submitted by the venue owner or a representative of that venue / Events must be submitted in written form by e-mail (clubland@mountainx.com), fax, snail mail or hand-delivered to the Clubland Editor Hayley Benton at 2 Wall St., Room 209, Asheville, NC 28801. Events submitted to other staff members are not assured of inclusion in Clubland / Clubs must hold at least TWO events per week to qualify for listing space. Any venue that is inactive in Clubland for one month will be removed / The Clubland Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude events or venues / Deadline is by noon on Monday for that Wednesday’s publication. This is a firm deadline.

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the soUthern Disclaimer Comedy open mic, 9pm tiger moUntAin Sean Dail (classic punk, power-pop, rock), 10pm timo’s hoUse Spectrum AVL w/ Dam Good (dance party), 9pm

ThURSDAY, NOvEmbER 6 185 king street Grand Old Uproar, 8pm 5 WAlnUt Wine BAr Lyric (acoustic soul), 8pm Alley kAts tAvern Open mic night, 7pm BlUe kUDZU sAke comPAny Trivia night, 8pm cork & keg The Honey Swamp Stompers (blues, country, jazz), 8pm croW & qUill Dr. Sketchy’s (live burlesque-themed drawing class), 7pm

the mothlight Joshua Carpenter w/ Jphono1, The Good Graces, Inspector 22 (indie, folk, pop), 9pm

the sociAl Open mic w/ Scooter Haywood, 8pm the soUthern Throwdown Thursday w/ Jim Raves & Nex Millen (DJ, dance party), 10pm tiger moUntAin New Wave dance w/ Cliff (80s pop, postpunk, punk-rock, synthpop), 10pm timo’s hoUse Unity Thursdays w/ Asheville Drum ’n’ Bass Collective, 9pm toWn PUmP Devin Tuel & Stephen Harms (folk, Americana), 9pm toy BoAt commUnity Art sPAce All Boy/All Girl, Ten Cent Poetry & The Secret B-Sides (pop), 9pm

elAine’s DUeling PiAno BAr Dueling Pianos, 9pm

tressA’s DoWntoWn jAZZ AnD BlUes The Westsound Revue (Motown, soul), 9pm

foggy moUntAin BreWPUB Tellico (bluegrass, Americana), 9pm

UrBAn orchArD Stevie Lee Combs (acoustic, Americana), 6:30pm

tressA’s DoWntoWn jAZZ AnD BlUes Blues & soul jam w/ Al Coffee & Da Grind, 8:30pm

grey eAgle mUsic hAll & tAvern Amanda Shires w/ Ryan Culwell (singer-songwriter, violin), 9pm

White horse BlAck moUntAin Liars Contest, 7:30pm

tAllgAry’s cAntinA Iggy Radio, 7pm

DoUBle croWn 33 and 1/3 Thursdays w/ DJs Devyn & Oakley, 10pm

french BroAD BreWery Stephen Evans, 6pm

vincenZo’s Bistro Lenny Petenelli (high-energy piano), 7pm

scUlly’s “Geeks Who Drink” Trivia, 7pm

the PhoeniX Larry J & Tory Ellis (acoustic rock), 8pm

toWn PUmP Open mic w/ Aaron, 9pm

UrBAn orchArD Poetry on Demand w/ Eddie Cabbage, 6:30pm

scAnDAls nightclUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm

highlAnD BreWing comPAny Fly Fishing Film Night (films, beer), 6pm jAck of the WooD PUB Bluegrass jam, 7pm leX 18 Richard Shulman (jazz piano), 7:30pm

vincenZo’s Bistro Ginny McAfee (guitar, vocals), 7pm White horse BlAck moUntAin Indra Nil (sitar) & Partha Bose (Tabla), 7:30pm

friDAy, novemBer 7 185 king street January Gray, 8pm

WilD Wing cAfe Karaoke, 9pm

loBster trAP Hank Bones (“The man of 1,000 songs”), 7pm

5 WAlnUt Wine BAr David Earl & The Plowshares (rock, Americana), 9pm

WilD Wing cAfe soUth Skinny Wednesday w/ J LUKE, 6pm

mArket PlAce Ben Hovey (dub jazz, beats), 7pm

550 tAvern & grille GTA (acoustic trio), 9pm

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Alley kAts tAvern Amos & The Mixx Live, 9:30pm Asheville mUsic hAll Nappy Riddem w/ Roots of a Rebellion (reggae, funk, soul), 10pm AthenA’s clUB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana), 7pm BlAck moUntAin Ale hoUse Ginny McAfee (country, folk), 7:30pm ByWAter Drayton & The Dreamboats (jazz, honky-tonk), 9pm clAssic Wineseller Aaron Burdette (Americana, folk-rock, bluegrass), 7pm clUB eleven on grove First Fridays (DJ jam), 9pm cork & keg The Low Down Sires (jazz), 8:30pm DiAnA WorthAm theAtre Cirk La Putyka: Slapstick Sonata, 8pm DoUBle croWn DJ Greg Cartwright (garage & soul obscurities), 10pm elAine’s DUeling PiAno BAr Dueling Pianos, 9pm foggy moUntAin BreWPUB Midnight Snack (funk, psychedelic rock), 10pm french BroAD BreWery Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter), 6pm gooD stUff Daniel Amedee w/ Sarah Burke (blues, soul), 8pm green room cAfe & coffeehoUse Carrie Morrison (Americana), 6pm grey eAgle mUsic hAll & tAvern Carbon Leaf (indie, alt, folk), 8pm highlAnD BreWing comPAny Pleasure Chest (blues, rock, soul), 4pm iron horse stAtion Ben Wilson (Americana), 7pm

11/7 FIRST FIRKIN FRIDAY W/ SPECIAL GUESTS FOOTHILLS BREWERY 5 Lee P.M.FREE 10/25 Sarah Guthrie 10/25 Sarah Lee Guthrie KICK OFF ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR OF BEER!!!

ALSO ENJOY GREAT FOOD SPECIALS FROM AWARD & Johnny Irion & Johnny Irion WINNING CHEF JASON BRIAN. ______ w/ Battlefield • 9pm 9pm $10 $10 11/8w/ PEEBattlefield WEE MOORE & THE•AWFUL DREADFUL SNAKES 9 P.M.$5 10/26 Firecracker Jazz Band ______ 10/26 Firecracker Jazz Band 11/10 MARK WHITAKER BAND 9 P.M.FREE & HALLOWEEN Costume & HALLOWEEN (DONATIONS ENCOURAGED)Costume ______ Party & •• 9pm 11/11 THE SUITCASE JUNKET 9 P.M. FREE$8 Party & Contest Contest 9pm $8 (DONATIONS ENCOURAGED) ______ 10/27 Vinegar Creek •• 9pm FREE 10/27 Vinegar 9pm FREE 11/11 SINGER SONGWRITERCreek IN THE ROUND HOSTED BY PEGGY RATUSZ WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MORIAH 10/28 Mustard Plug • 9pm $8 10/28 Mustard • 79pm $8 DOMBY, KYLIE ODETTA W/ ELIPlug RHODES P.M. FREE (DONATIONS ENCOURAGED) w/ Crazy Tom Banana Pants ______ w/ Crazy Tom Banana Pants 11/14 TELE NOVELLA W/ THE HONEY CHASERS (LATE 10/29 Songwriters NIGHT SET) 9Singer P.M.$7 10/29 Singer Songwriters ______ •• 7-9pm FREE in the Round 11/15 BONE JUGS N HARMONY W/ BLUEGRASS 7-9pm FREE in the Round DRIFTERS FEATURING Tripi, JOHNNY Elise CAMPBELL 9 P.M.$5 w/ Anthony Davis __________

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isis restAUrAnt AnD mUsic hAll Funky Fundraiser for Francine Delany New School w/ Kon Tiki Band, Jim Arrendell (dance party), 6pm jAck of the WooD PUB Kalob Griffin Band w/ Annabelles Curse (rock, Americana), 9pm

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jerUsAlem gArDen Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm

Wednesday, Nov. 5th, Ashli Rose 7:00-9:00, Karaoke 9:30

leX 18 HotPoint Trio (gypsy swing), 9pm DJ Cosmo Q (electro-Gatsby swing), 11pm

Thursday, Nov. 6th, Open Mike w/ Ben Wiggins 8:00-11:00

mArket PlAce The Sean Mason Trio (groove, jazz, funk), 7pm

Friday & Saturday Karaoke 9:30 Sunday 80’s Karaoke 9:30 Monday Nov. 10th, Old Time Americana Jam w/ Kevin Scanlon 6:00-9:00

millroom Noah Gundersen w/ Owen Beverly & Armon Jay (singer-songwriter), 9pm neW moUntAin Trukuaz w/ Porch 40, Seven Handle Circus (funk, soul, indie), 10pm noBle kAvA Space Medicine (electro-coustic, ambient improv), 8:30pm

Tuesday Nov. 11th, Wing Night!

Jason Whiteaker 6:30- 9:30

oDDitoriUm Marrow of Earth, Gnarl Scar & Cemetery Filth (black metal, death metal), 9pm

Wednesday Nov. 12th Karaoke 9:30

off the WAgon Dueling pianos, 9pm

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olive or tWist Westsound (Motown), 8pm Late Night DJ (techno, disco), 11pm

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tiger moUntAin Devyn (psychedelic, indie, metal, rock), 10pm

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toWn PUmP Wink Keziah (honky-tonk), 9pm toy BoAt commUnity Art sPAce Tales ’n’ Ales (storytelling night), 9pm vincenZo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm White horse BlAck moUntAin White Horse Anniversary Party, 7:30pm

one stoP Deli & BAr Free Dead Fridays w/ members of Phuncle Sam (jam), 5pm; The Floorboards w/ Red Dirt Revelators (blues, roots), 10pm oskAr BlUes BreWery Traveling Broke & Out of Gas (Americana), 6pm

WilD Wing cAfe soUth A Social Function (acoustic), 9:30pm

5 WAlnUt Wine BAr Andrew Fletcher (stride piano), 6pm What It Is (jazz, funk), 9pm

PisgAh BreWing comPAny Sol Driven Train w/ American Babies (world, jam, indie), 9pm

Alley kAts tAvern The Twisted Trail Band, 9:30pm

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Asheville mUsic hAll The Motet w/ Jahman Brahman (funk, jam), 10pm

scUlly’s DJ, 10pm

AthenA’s clUB Mark Appleford (singer-songwriter, Americana), 7pm

sPring creek tAvern Hank West & The Smokin’ Hots (jazz), 9pm

BlAck moUntAin Ale hoUse The Mug (blues, rock), 9pm

strAightAWAy cAfe Searra & The Jazzy Folk (folk, jazz), 6pm

ByWAter Todd Cecil & Back South (swamp-rock, Americana), 9pm

tAllgAry’s cAntinA Fine Line (classic rock), 9:30pm the locAl joint Riyen Roots & Kenny Dore (blues), 7pm the mothlight Sankofa Electrofolk w/ Mande Foly (folk, indie), 8:30pm the PhoeniX Howie Johnson Trio (blues, rock), 8pm

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Send your listings to clubland@mountainx.com. foggy moUntAin BreWPUB Jon Stickley Trio (bluegrass, jazz), 10pm french BroAD BreWery The Low Counts (rock), 6pm gooD stUff Laura Thurston (singer-songwriter), 7pm green room cAfe & coffeehoUse Lake & Moore (folk, Americana), 6pm grey eAgle mUsic hAll & tAvern Chatham Country Line w/ Underhill Rose (indie, folk, Americana), 8pm iron horse stAtion Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter), 7pm isis restAUrAnt AnD mUsic hAll Classical brunch w/ The Opal String Quartet (classical), 11am jAck of the WooD PUB Pee Wee Moore & the Awful Dreadful Snakes (honky tonk), 9pm jerUsAlem gArDen Middle Eastern music & bellydancing, 7pm

a LittLE ashEViLLE in BREVaRd: Asheville musician Nikki Talley is described as “a hardworking, energetic, mountain girl with a big voice.”

She’ll be making a day trip to Brevard to perform “acoustic guitar, clawhammer banjo and, of course, her trademark stunning vocals.” Catch her show at 185 King Street, a little venue with a big sound, on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m.

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tiger moUntAin IIIrd Wave dance night w/ Lynnnn & Sarah K (avantdance, disco, darkwave), 10pm toWn PUmP Cactus Black (outlaw country, rock), 9pm toy BoAt commUnity Art sPAce Zombie Hospital 1955 fundraiser (performance, installations, dancing, costumes), 7:30pm tressA’s DoWntoWn jAZZ AnD BlUes The Nightcrawlers, 10pm vincenZo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm WAter’n hole Crystal’s Birthday Bash w/ Amnesis, Death Trip & Binding Isaac (metal), 10pm White horse BlAck moUntAin Mars Hill Jazz Ensemble, 8pm

sUnDAy, novemBer 9 5 WAlnUt Wine BAr The Moon & You (cello folk, soul), 7pm

mArket PlAce DJs (funk, R&B), 7pm

AltAmont BreWing comPAny Vinyl night w/ DJ Kilby, 9pm

neW moUntAin Kalya Scintilla (dance, electronic), 10pm noBle kAvA Kings County Lighthouse (dreamy, sample-based, down-tempo), 8:30pm ay on d

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oDDitoriUm Ghost Wolves & Future West (rock ’n’ roll), 9pm

olive or tWist 42nd Street (jazz, swing), 8pm Late Night DJ (techno, disco), 11pm

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the sociAl Get Vocal Karaoke, 9:30pm

mArco’s PiZZeriA Sharon LaMotte Band (jazz), 6pm

off the WAgon Dueling pianos, 9pm

WED, NOV 12

the PhoeniX Dave Desmelik (singer-songwriter) CD release party, 12pm; The Lazy Birds (roots, old-time), 9pm

one stoP Deli & BAr Trae Pierce & T-Stone w/ Water Seed (funk, soul, jam), 10pm orAnge Peel Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam (rock, indie, folk-rock), 8pm oskAr BlUes BreWery Skribe (garage-folk), 6pm PAck’s tAvern The Sloantones (rock, blues, bluegrass), 9pm PisgAh BreWing comPAny Bushman w/ Bruckshot (roots, reggae), 9pm PUrPle onion cAfe Sweet Claudette (country, Americana), 8pm scAnDAls nightclUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm scUlly’s DJ, 10pm sPring creek tAvern Mark Shane (R&B), 8pm strAightAWAy cAfe Ken Kiser (Americana), 6pm tAllgAry’s cAntinA Mojomatic (blues, classic rock), 9:30pm

BlUe kUDZU sAke comPAny Karaoke & brunch, 2pm croW & qUill Harvest Hafla (bellydance) w/ the Resonant Rogues (folk), 9pm DoUBle croWn Karaoke w/ Tim O, 9pm iron horse stAtion Toyko Rosenthal (Americana), 6pm isis restAUrAnt AnD mUsic hAll Jazz showcase, 6pm jAck of the WooD PUB Irish session, 5pm leX 18 Richard Shulman (jazz piano), 8pm millroom Ghostland Observatory’s Aaron Behrens & The Midnight Stroll (rock), 9pm mojo kitchen & loUnge Sunday night swing, 5pm neW moUntAin the Damn Quails w/ Reclaimed (folk, Americana), 7:30pm off the WAgon Piano show, 9pm olive or tWist Shag & swing lesson w/ John Dietz, 7pm Oldies & dance DJ, 8pm DJ (oldies rock, swing), 8pm one stoP Deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am Modern Measure w/ Sunsquabi (electronic, funk), 10pm orAnge Peel John Butler Trio (blues, rock), 8pm PUrPle onion cAfe Sol Driven Train (rock, Americana, funk), 6pm scAnDAls nightclUB DJ dance party & drag show, 10pm strAightAWAy cAfe Syniks, 5pm

the ADmirAl Soul night w/ DJ Dr. Filth, 11pm

tAllgAry’s cAntinA Jason Brazzel (acoustic), 6pm

the mothlight Psychic Teens w/ Nest Egg, Ttotals (post-punk, indie, psych), 9:30pm

the mothlight Suno Deko w/ Divine Circles, Elisa Faires, Alligator Indian (experimental, pop), 9pm

the PhoeniX Grits & Soul (Southern soul-grass), 12pm the sociAl ’80s night, 8pm toWn PUmP Sunday Jam w/ Rachel Rose (classic rock), 9pm vincenZo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm

Tuesday Night Funk Jam, 11pm BlAck moUntAin Ale hoUse Trivia, 7pm BUffAlo nickel Trivia, 7pm ByWAter Fire-spinning night, 9pm

White horse BlAck moUntAin Eastern Boundary Jazz Quartet, 7:30am

clUB eleven on grove Swing lessons & dance w/ Swing Asheville, 6:30pm Tango lessons & practilonga w/ Tango Gypsies, 7pm

yAcht clUB Steely Dan Sunday, 5pm

cork & keg Honky-tonk Jamboree w/ Tom Pittman, 6:30pm

monDAy, novemBer 10 5 WAlnUt Wine BAr Eleanor Underhill & Friends (Americana, soul), 8pm

DoUBle croWn Punk ’n’ roll w/ DJs Sean & Will, 10pm foggy moUntAin BreWPUB Blue Fox (blues), 8pm gooD stUff Old Time Jam (jam), 7pm

Alley kAts tAvern Open mic, 8pm

iron horse stAtion Open mic w/ Kevin Reese, 6pm

AltAmont BreWing comPAny Old-time jam, 8pm

isis restAUrAnt AnD mUsic hAll Bluegrass sessions, 7:30pm

Asheville mUsic hAll The Brown Bag Songwriting Competition w/ Alex Krug, 7:30pm

jAck of the WooD PUB Moriah Domby, Kylie Odetta w/ Eli Rhodes (singersongwriter), 7pm The Suitcase Junket (folk, blues, rock), 9pm

BlAck moUntAin Ale hoUse Bluegrass jam w/ The Big F’n Deal Band, 7pm ByWAter Open mic w/ Taylor Martin, 9pm coUrtyArD gAllery Open mic (music, poetry, comedy, etc.), 8pm DoUBle croWn Punk ’n’ roll w/ DJ Leo Delightful, 10pm grey eAgle mUsic hAll & tAvern Contra dance, 7pm jAck of the WooD PUB Quizzo, 7pm Mark Whitaker Band (folk, Americana), 9pm oDDitoriUm Raw Blow, Sneeze & Cocu (punk-rock, grunge), 9pm off the WAgon Open mic, 8pm oskAr BlUes BreWery Mountain Music Mondays (open jam), 6pm the mothlight Max Gross Weight & Junto (rock & roll), 9pm the PhoeniX Jeff Sipe & Friends (jam-fusion), 8pm the sociAl Hartford bluegrass jam w/ Ben Saylor, 8pm tiger moUntAin Honky-tonk (classic country, rockabilly) w/ DJ Lil Lorruh & David Wayne Gay, 10pm

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timo’s hoUse Service Industry Night w/ Nex Millen (dance party), 9pm

the mothlight Captured! By Robots w/ luvAdub, Reverse Fishing, & Keith Shubert Puppetry (rock), 9:30pm

vincenZo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm

the sociAl Ashli Rose (singer-songwriter), 7pm

WilD Wing cAfe Team trivia, 8:30pm

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timo’s hoUse ’90s Recall w/ Franco (’90s dance, hip-hop, pop), 10pm tressA’s DoWntoWn jAZZ AnD BlUes Funk & jazz jam w/ Pauly Juhl, 8:30pm

5 WAlnUt Wine BAr The John Henrys (ragtime, jazz), 8pm

vincenZo’s Bistro Steve Whiddon (classic piano), 5:30pm

Alley kAts tAvern Bluegrass Tuesday, 8pm

Westville PUB Blues jam, 10pm

AltAmont BreWing comPAny Open mic w/ Chris O’Neill, 8pm

White horse BlAck moUntAin Irish sessions & open mic, 6:30pm

Asheville mUsic hAll The New Mastersounds (funk, soul, jazz), 10pm

WilD Wing cAfe soUth Trivia, 8:30pm

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diREctOR: Alejandro González Iñárritu

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PLayERs: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Lindsay Duncan, Amy Ryan cOMEdy-dRaMa FaNtasy RatEd R thE stORy: A washed-up actor known for having played a superhero tries to reinvent and validate himself by writing, producing, directing and starring in a Broadway play. thE LOWdOWN: Full-blown filmmaking written in all capital letters. Birdman is both a stylistic and dramatic tour de force — the kind of nonstop brilliant movie you hope for and almost never get. Here you do get it — and then some.

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is not only some kind of a masterpiece, it’s a film I unreservedly love — something I never thought I’d say about an Iñárritu picture. This is perhaps a new Iñárritu — certainly a more playful one than we’ve ever seen. It’s not that there isn’t a dark side to Birdman, but unlike the standard Iñárritu misery fest, it’s observed with humor and humanity — qualities that have been increasingly hard to find in Iñárritu’s movies. Best of all, though, his Birdman is alive — it lives, it breathes and it is propelled forward with a momentum that is both exhilarating and terrifying. Unless you

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are just one of those people who simply has to come down against anything that is extremely well-reviewed and crosses that cozy intellectual clubhouse line of art house exclusivity and mainstream acceptance, Birdman is almost certainly destined for the top half of your personal Ten Best list.

Birdman can certainly be described as an amazing conjuring trick (and really, isn’t that what movies are all about?), but it’s a conjuring trick with a point. Unlike many of my fellow critics, I’m not especially interested in digging up perceived flaws in the film. (I sometimes think that’s a game we play to make ourselves seem smarter than the movie we’re reviewing.) At the center of the trick here is Iñárritu’s collaboration with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to make the bulk of the film’s action appear to be taking place in one continuous take. On the one hand, this is a gimmick just as it was a gimmick when Alfred Hitchcock tried it in 1948 with Rope — and it can be something of a distraction, too. It’s very easy to get sidetracked by trying to spot the “invisible” cuts — some are obvious, some not so much. But it is this approach which gives the film its breathless momentum and sense of urgency. It

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takes the story — and the viewer — ever forward without a pause. And more incredible than the illusion of a single take is the fact that Birdman always feels — thanks to the choreography of cast and camera — wholly cinematic. The edits, the close shots, the inserts, the angle changes are all there, but they’re choreographed into the movement.

All this stunning technical work is at the service of what can only be called a meta (how I dislike that term) show business story that is grounded in the reality of its star. Michael Keaton’s Riggan Thomson is a no-longer-famous actor who is out to prove that he is more than the Birdman superhero he played 20-plus years ago. It is impossible not to see the connection to Keaton’s Tim Burton glory days as Batman — and it is hardly coincidental. That the character comes with his own issues, baggage and troubles doesn’t change this — nor does it erase the fact that this is the best break he’s had since the Burton era. Unlike Keaton, Riggan is attempting to create his own break — writing, producing, directing and starring in a Broadway show based (for personal reasons) on the works of Raymond Carver. It’s a borderline insane act

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by Ken Hanke & Justin Souther that may be driving Riggan himself actually insane. (The film very wisely stays mute on the reality — or lack thereof — of Riggan’s conversations with his Birdman alter ego and his developing superpowers.) Similarly, Edward Norton’s pain-in-the-ass, glory-hog Method actor is clearly a riff on Norton’s own reputation, but an intriguingly human, self-deprecating riff, especially in his scenes with Emma Stone as Riggan’s damaged daughter.

Despite the continuous take approach, the action covers an unspecified period of time — at least several days — surrounding the harried production of the play. The approach turns that production into a black comedy nightmare for Riggan that we live through with him — sharing his hopes, fears and possible delusions (which are presented as real to us). It is one of the most immersive, remarkable moviegoing experiences I’ve had this year — one that has thrown my “best of” list into complete disarray. And that’s the kind of problem I love to have. Are there flaws in Birdman? Maybe, but the overall film is so strong on every level that I don’t care. Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.

Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas and Fine Arts Theatre. reviewed by Ken Hanke

Before I Go to Sleep HS DIRECTOR: Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock) PLAYERS: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff, Adam Levy THRILLER

RATED R

THE STORY: A woman who loses her memory every time she sleeps tries to uncover the truth behind the accident that caused it.

THE LOWDOWN: A technically proficient film with a superb cast can’t overcome a flimsy, forgettable plot.

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ephemeral and — fittingly, since the film’s main premise revolves around an amnesiac — is quickly wafting from my memory. Before I Go to Sleep, despite how it might appear on the surface, is unfortunately too languid, uneventful and emotionally vapid to work. It just sits there on the screen and does little else.

The film’s primary conceit isn’t exactly original, with similar ones being used in Christopher Nolan’s Memento (2000) and even the Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore rom-com 50 First Dates (2004). The idea is that Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes up every day with the past couple decades’ worth of memories gone.

She begins to store new memories, but whenever she falls asleep, they disappear. According to her husband (Colin Firth), Christine’s amnesia is the fault of an accident, though it’s quickly made apparent that he’s not giving her the entire story, presumably to save them both the stress.

Complicating matters is the doctor (Mark Strong) who’s secretly helping Christine, giving her a video camera to use as a diary and telling her that some of what her husband has told her isn’t completely accurate.

Before I Go to Sleep then turns into part whodunit, part thriller, as Christine slowly unravels the truth while never quite knowing who she can trust. Unfortunately, the mystery parts aren’t very engaging (the movie’s basically got three characters, so it’s not hard to see where things are heading) and the thriller aspects aren’t thrilling. The latter has problems due to the stodgy tone of the film and one of those scripts that relies on total incredulity. While I don’t totally fault Kidman’s performance, it’s too detached and inward to really feel engaging. It’s certainly a reasonable way to approach the material (she is a woman fenced off from the world thanks to her condition), but it does prevent the audience from relating to her. Firth makes out a bit better as the loving husband who must watch his wife — and himself — suffer, but this only happens in small spurts, something the film can’t keep up with.

As a whole, the film has one of those plots that only works as long as you don’t pay too much attention to its inner workings — and it relies way too heavily on brutality as a substitute for excitement.

But even the film’s tastelessness is tepid and — at least in the film’s far-fetched climax — unintentionally funny (due at least in part to a clothing iron ex machina). It’s the

kind of movie where you know a twist is coming, and you spend far too much time waiting on this twist, only to find out it’s not all that clever to begin with.

And while, as a whole, Before I Go to Sleep doesn’t do much egregiously wrong, and its missteps are slight, they are numerous. Rated R for some brutal violence and language.

Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande, UA Beaucatcher. reviewed by Justin Souther

Dear White People HHHH DIRECTOR: Justin Simien PLAYERS: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Dennis Haysbert SATIRICAL COMEDY DRAMA RATED R THE STORY: An ensemble look at race relations — in primarily comedic terms — at a largely white Ivy League college.

THE LOWDOWN: Fresh, witty, moving, edgy film that overcomes most of its first-time-filmmaker problems by the force of its characters and the drive of the film.

Call me cynical, but the quickest way to get me to approach a film with extreme caution and grave misgivings is to cite any of the following: Sundance awards, Sundance buzz, Internet buzz or indeed anything involving the word “buzz.”

With this in mind, I was not exactly looking forward to Justin Simien’s debut feature Dear White People, but it didn’t take long for Simien to almost completely win me over with his movie’s clever blend of comedy, social observation, humanity and its efforts at being a stylish entertainment. It’s not perfect by any means. Most of the film’s romantic scenes — at least those involving sex — bog things down to the point of near tedium. And a lot of Simien’s efforts at crafting a stylish film are more notable for the attempt than the execution, but they are notable all the same. But the tone of the film, what it has to say and the often droll way in which it says it — these things are solid and special.

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All of us respond to movies based on the baggage and frame of reference we bring to them. That means I’m approaching Dear White People with a certain set of values — barely middle class, left-leaning liberal, 60-year-old white guy — and a frame of reference that made me think more of Whit Stillman’s dry comedies than it did the work of Spike Lee (to whom Simien has been compared). Where others connect the film to Lee’s School Daze (1988), it reminds me more of Stillman’s Damsels in Distress (2011) — but with more anger and higher stakes. Whether that’s simply because I saw School Daze once about 25 years ago and saw Damsels in Distress a half dozen times in the past three years, I don’t know. Plus, Simien’s stylistic flourishes seemed more informed by Kubrick than Spike Lee to me. Your mileage will vary depending on what you bring to the film.

The deliberately provocative title, Dear White People, actually refers to the name of a popular, if controversial, radio show (dispensing useful information like “Dear White People, stop dancing”) by Sam White (Tessa Thompson), a black student activist at the film’s fictional Ivy League Winchester University.

The film focuses on a group of such black students at this school and their efforts not only to fit in there, but with each other — and in many cases with themselves. Sam is but one of these — although possibly the most outspoken and provocative for both the other characters and the audience. The least outspoken is Lionel (Tyler James Williams), a soft-spoken gay kid with an afro from the 1960s, who doesn’t seem to fit in much of anywhere. We also have Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), son of the dean (Dennis Haysbert), who, at the behest of his father, is dating the white daughter (Brittany Curran) of the school’s president (Kyle Gallner). There’s also a character named Coco (Teyonah Parris), who has a lackluster podcast and dreams of being a reality star on TV — only to learn she’s insufficiently “black” and controversial for any such thing.

Delicious ironies abound. Sam is only reluctantly a leader. She wins the presidency of the school’s only AfricanAmerican house in an election she only entered to make a point — and because she never thought she’d win. She harbors a number of secrets — ranging from being a Taylor Swift fan to having a white boyfriend (Justin Dobies) to one that isn’t revealed for quite a while. Being the face and voice of black

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activism at Winchester isn’t a role she cherishes. But that’s the whole point of the film — that we’re all so busy not only playing the roles we’re assigned, but the ones we create, that we’re apt to lose sight of ourselves in the process. It isn’t just people who label us; we label ourselves and then try to live up to those labels. (I doubt it is any more coincidental that Simien chose to use music by Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Beethoven on his soundtrack than it is for him to have Lionel not like jazz and Sam to like Taylor Swift.)

It doesn’t all work. There are possibly too many characters. Some of the jokes are too obvious (the attack on Tyler Perry is justifiable, but so easy that it’s not very funny). But it mostly works, and its constant barrage of ideas and gags and observations that keep rolling out in a seemingly endless stream — punctuated by moments of true pain and heartache — more than balance out any shortcomings. Smart, witty and sensitive, Dear White People is a movie that ought to be seen — probably more than it will be. Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use.

Playing at Fine Arts Theatre. reviewed by Ken Hanke

Laggies HHHHS

diREctoR: Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister) PLayERs: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin Romantic comEdy

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thE stoRy: A 28-year-old woman puts her increasingly unbearable life on hold for a week to go hang out with some new high-school-age friends. thE LoWdoWn: A thoroughly charming — even quite lovely — romantic comedy that addresses the topic of arrested development from a female perspective. Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell — along with sensitive direction — make this a special experience.

chLoë GRacE moREtz and KEiRa KniGhtLEy in Lynn Shelton’s delightful and charming romantic comedy Laggies, which also stars sam RocKWELL and opens Friday at The Carolina.

Spare a thought for Lynn Shelton’s Laggies, a perfectly delightful romantic comedy that is going to get completely lost by hitting town the same day as Birdman, Interstellar and Big Hero 6.

It’s a suicide run and no mistake — one insisted on by the film’s distributor. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, this is a minor tragedy, but it’s a tragedy all the same. On a lighter week — especially one without an art house

juggernaut like Birdman — Laggies might have done fairly solid business if only because of its stars, but there’s much more to like here than the presence of Keira Knightley, Sam Rockwell and a surprisingly good Chloë Grace Moretz. This is far and away Ms. Shelton’s most accomplished film to date — and though she didn’t write this film, it feels consistent with her earlier

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work in the best way. In fact, based on a conversation I had with her at the time of Your Sister’s Sister (2012), Laggies feels more like the person I talked with than do some of her theoretically more personal films.

(Whether she’d agree with that assessment is unknown.) Some allowance must be given to the possibility of happy chances. Both Keira Knightley and Sam Rockwell were replacements for cast members who dropped out (Anne Hathaway and Paul Rudd, respectively) and both are blessings.

Knightley plays Megan — a 28-yearold woman who is clearly one of the laggies of the title. She has a degree that she has little interest in pursuing, a pointless job twirling a sign for her father’s (Jeff Garlin) business, a live-in marriage-minded boyfriend, Anthony (Mark Webber), and a gaggle of very focused old friends. Everyone — except her laid-back father — has very clear ideas of what Megan should do, how she should behave and who she should be. The problem is that Megan isn’t happy with any of it, which isn’t hard to understand. Her friends — a long-standing group to which Anthony also belongs — are vapid and frankly absurd. Anthony is one of those people who dotes on life coaches and selfactualization courses. However, it’s his unshakable faith in these prepackaged solutions that allows Megan to drop out of her life and spend a week with a high school kid, Annika (Moretz), she met in a grocery store parking lot.

Anthony is not only willing to believe she’s going to a life course, but happy with the prospect.

Despite her burgeoning friendship with this much younger girl, this is a poorly thought-out plan. Even the hippest of teenagers tend to come with some sort of parental figure, and Annika is no exception. The silly idea that Megan can simply take up undetected residency at Annika’s house is quickly squelched when her divorced father — the not as oblivious as he might seem Craig (Rockwell) — finds this strange woman sleeping on the floor of Annika’s bedroom. The ease with which Craig buys into Megan’s story of an apartment that won’t be ready for a week is the weakest aspect of the movie. It’s by no means fatal, and Rockwell’s sly sense of humor — combined with the clever characterization touches of his decor (including such quirky, strange bedfellow touches as posters for the grade-Z The Brain That Wouldn’t Die and the silent classic The Vanishing American) — suggest a more complex and interesting character than the script quite supplies.

Yes, once Rockwell’s character enters the film, you can be pretty sure how the film is going to play out.

But there’s a deft balance between Megan’s romance with Craig and her relationship with Annika and her teenage friends — and it all pulls together in a manner that defeats any criticism.

The scene with Annika’s estranged mother (Gretchen Mol) is especially fine — and again, the design plays into it with a postcard reproduction of the poster from 1929’s In Old Arizona in Mol’s kitchen suggesting some nicely ambiguous lingering connection to Rockwell. The film may — when all is said and done — be essentially a female variant on the Judd Apatow man-child movies, but it’s more graceful, more human and more pleasing than anything Apatow ever made. You should try to make time for Laggies this weekend. Rated R for language, some sexual material and teen partying.

Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas. reviewed by Ken Hanke

Community Screenings

Film Asheville Cinema Festival 2014 734-968-3458, ashevillecinemafestival2014. com $8/ $5 students; per movie.

• TH (11/6), 7pm - What Cheer. Held at Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. • TH (11/6), 7:30pm - The Imitation Game.

Held at Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave. • FR (11/7), 3pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • FR (11/7), 5-11pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway • FR (11/7), 5pm - When the Ocean Met the Sky. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • FR (11/7), 7pm - The Newport Effect, documentary. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • FR (11/7), 8pm - The Dark Valley. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • FR (11/7), 9pm - Short films. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • FR (11/7), 9pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway • SA (11/8), noon-2pm & 4:30-6pm - Short films. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • SA (11/8), noon-2pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SA (11/8), noon-9pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway • SA (11/8), 2pm - Dog Down, documentary.

STARTING FRIDAY Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SA (11/8), 2pm - Banjo Romanika: American Bluegrass Music & The Czech Imagination, documentary. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • SA (11/8), 3pm - Under the Same Sun. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SA (11/8), 3:15pm - The Defiant One, documentary. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • SA (11/8), 4:30pm - Fat, Dumb & Happy. Q&A follows. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SA (11/8), 6:30pm - Commencement.

Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SA (11/8), 7pm - Different Town, documentary. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • SU (11/9), 1-7pm - Short films. Held at Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. • SU (11/9), 1-7pm - Short films. Held at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway • SU (11/9), 1pm - Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, documentary. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SU (11/9), 2:30pm - What is Philanthropy?, documentary. Q&A follows.

Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SU (11/9), 4:30pm - E-Motion , documentary. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. • SU (11/9), 7pm - Face of Love. Held at Asheville Community Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St. Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center 56 Broadway, 350-8484, blackmountaincollege.org • TH (11/6), 7:30pm - Painters Painting: A Candid History of the New York Art Scene, 1940-1970. $8/$5 members & students.

Buncombe County Public Libraries buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/ library Free unless otherwise noted.

• TH (11/13), 6:30pm - Half the Sky: Turning Oppresion Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide. Free. Held at East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Road Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series 273-3332 Free unless otherwise noted.

• FR (11/7), 8pm - Almanac of Fall. Free.

Held at Courtyard Gallery, In the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Environmental & Conservation Organization 692-0385, eco-wnc.org • FR (11/7), 6pm - ECO Environmental Film Fest: The Call of the Ancient Mariner and Chasing Ice. $15. Held at Hendersonville Little Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville FILM SCREEINGS AT UNCA unca.edu • WE (11/12), 7:30pm - This Ain’t California. Held in The Grotto. Free.

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Birdman See review in “Cranky Hanke.”

Big Hero 6 This latest animated film from Disney eschews the big-name voicecast approach and appears to be more focused on the story. Unless you haven’t been to the movies all summer, you’ve seen the trailer for Big Hero 6, which Disney describes as “an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius — thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion — a robot named Baymax — and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery.” It only has 13 reviews at this point, but they’re all positive. (PG)

Interstellar It’s the latest from superstar director Christopher Nolan, and it stars Matthew

McConaughey,

Anne

Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck. As the title implies, it’s an outer space story — about traveling beyond our galaxy in the hope of finding a new home for the people of an increasingly unlivable earth. It has received largely positive reviews, but not as positive as we’ve come to expect from Nolan. Deserved? Or just the inevitable Nolan backlash?

Friday will tell. (PG-13)

Laggies See review in “Cranky Hanke.”

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Nightcrawler HHHS DIRECTOR: Dan Gilroy PLAYERS: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton ACTION THRILLER WITH NOTIONS OF SATIRE RATED R THE STORY: A cheap sociopathic criminal finds his calling providing dubiously legal “news” footage to LA TV stations.

THE LOWDOWN: Reasonably compelling — if unwholesome — portrait of a sociopath that falters in its attempt to be a satirical statement on modern media.

Dan Gilroy’s debut film, Nightcrawler, is undeniably well made in all its neon-noir slickness.

It also has what is quite possibly the best and most intense action sequence I’ve seen all year. And had it been content to function on this level, I might be just as gaga over it as so many critics seem to be. (I kind of doubt that, but I admit the possibility.) Unfortunately, Nightcrawler wants to be more than this. It has designs on being a penetrating satirical commentary on our times and the media. The problem with that is that Nightcrawler’s targets are obvious and its observations shallow. It doesn’t help that Sidney Lumet’s Network covered the same ground 38 years ago — and didn’t limit itself to the underbelly of local TV news. As a sleazy little entertainment about some unpleasant people you wouldn’t want to encounter in real life, though, it’s pretty good.

Jake Gyllenhaal (looking like a greasy, hopped-up Jim Carrey) plays Louis Bloom, a small-time thief with a violent streak. He likes to think he’s “bold, persistent, selfmotivating.” In truth, he’s a little sociopathic worm who’s absorbed a bunch of glad-handing corporatespeak (“If you want to win the lottery, you have to work hard to buy a ticket”) he learned from his online reading. This is admittedly kind of clever — especially the use of shopworn corporate phrases — but the problem is that we get all this in the first few minutes of the picture. Yes, his cosmic God-awfulness becomes more outrageous — and increasingly improbable — as the

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film progresses, but its essence never changes. Louis is always the twitchy, petty hood who beat up a security guard for his watch and made an inept plea for employment at a scrap metal company at the beginning of the movie.

Even Louis’ transition from this character to “nightcrawler” — modern day ambulance chasers whose goal isn’t lawsuits, but graphic “news” footage to peddle to LA television stations — is a stolen idea. He happens to see the established king of this realm (Bill Paxton) at an accident, learns that such footage — especially if it’s graphic (“If it bleeds, it leads”) — is worth money and decides to try it for himself — naturally, by trading a stolen bicycle for a video camera and a Radio Shack police scanner at a pawnshop. Lacking even the most rudimentary sense of ethics, it doesn’t take Louis long to hone his craft and endear himself to contentstarved, ratings-mad news director Nina Romina (Rene Russo) at a lowrated station.

Nina is, of course, no better than Louis. She’s out to hang on to her job (her contract is up for renewal) and has decided that the best way to do this is by selling her viewers on fear — specifically, fear of a criminal invasion of suburbia by malefactors with darker skin than most of the viewers. Again, this is worthy of exploration on its own merit, but it’s always at the mercy of the film’s focus on the duplicity of the probably psychotic Louis. In fact, any time the movie starts to stray from this case study, it quickly forgets about it. A subplot involving the probable illiteracy of Louis’ underpaid “intern” and whipping boy, Rick (Riz Ahmed) — the only likable character in the movie — is dropped almost as soon as it’s touched on.

As I noted early on, Nightcrawler is efficient — even distastefully entertaining — at being a queasy portrait of the rise of a reprehensible character. (At least, it is if you don’t question how Louis manages to escape any consequences from his aggregation of criminal offenses.) But as a trenchant commentary on media and media watchers in the age of TMZ and Fox News, it’s lightweight stuff that may well be little better than its targets. Rated R for violence, graphic images and language.

Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande. reviewed by Ken Hanke

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Almanac of Fall HHHS Director: Béla Tarr Players: Hédi Temessy, Enka Bodnár, Miklós Székely, Pál Hétenyi, János Derzsi DRAMA Rated NR I am quite certain that after watching The Turin Horse (2011) I swore I would never get suckered into sitting through another film by the Hungarian master of molasses-slow miserablism, Béla Tarr. Well, somehow I went back on that — partly out of curiosity to see what Mr. Tarr would do with color in his only non-black-and-white movie, Almanac of Fall (1984). I will say that the film’s use of color is interesting and creative, though I doubt if Tarr’s use of colored gels actually means anything. It is, however, undeniably sinister. Technically, the film is well made and the direction is solid, but whether you’d actually enjoy the results or merely be relieved when the movie stops is another matter. For fans only. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Almanac of Fall Friday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com

Heartless HHHHS Director: Philip Ridley Players: Jim Sturgess, Clémence Poésy, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, Timothy Spall, Nikita Mistry, Luke Treadway HORROR FABLE Rated NR Like Ridley’s best-known film (he’s only made three) The Reflecting Skin (1990), this is very clearly a horror movie — some of it is quite graphic — but it’s more of a very perverse fairy tale than a traditional horror movie. Put briefly, it’s the story of a young man (Sturgess) with a large, disfiguring, heart-shaped birthmark on his face, who — after discovering that lizard-like demons are terrorizing East London — loses everything, but is offered a deal with the devil (Joseph Mawle) — or a close approximation — to have the life he wants, i.e., a life without his birthmark. Naturally — since the Prince of Darkness is not known as a square shooter — there’s a catch. And it’s not only more of a catch than was bargained for, but the rules keep changing — always in the devil’s favor. Weird and unashamedly mystical, it’s a must-see for serious horror fans — and for anyone who likes something out of the ordinary. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Heartless Thursday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

The Magic Christian HHHHH Director: Joseph McGrath Players: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Isabel Jeans, Caroline Blakiston, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roman Polanski, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Christopher Lee SATIRICAL COMEDY Rated PG Generally reviled at the time of its release, Joseph McGrath’s The Magic Christian (1969) has seen its appreciation skyrocket in recent years — deservedly so. What was once dismissed as tasteless and messy (never mind that these were deliberate) has now come to be seen as a brilliantly anarchic satire and perhaps the apotheosis of 1960s British Invasion filmmaking. Its tale of the world’s richest eccentric, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers), and his adopted son Youngman (Ringo Starr) setting out to prove that everyone can be bought if the price is high enough left few, if any, sacred cows standing. Subversive, very funny and wildly inventive, The Magic Christian is a gem of 1960s film. The Asheville Film Society will screen The Magic Christian Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in Theater Six at The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.

The Red Pony HHHH Director: Lewis Milestone Players: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Peter Miles, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Strudwick DRAMA Rated NR How you feel about The Red Pony (1949) is going to depend a great deal on how you feel about the John Steinbeck story and the Aaron Copland music. Although it’s obviously a low-budget attempt to duplicate the success of Clarence Brown’s The Yearling (1946), I can’t really fault the film as a solid version of the story. Oh, the animated birds are pretty bad, and the idea of literalizing the boy’s daydreams should have been drowned at birth, but it’s certainly not a bad movie. Director Lewis Milestone was past his glory days of the 1930s, but he crafts a handsome movie — even if it lacks the bravura touches that mark Milestone’s great films. The Hendersonville Film Society will show The Red Pony Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Shape-shifting is a common theme in fairy tales, says cultural historian Marina Warner in her book From the Beast to the Blonde. “A rusty lamp turns into an all-powerful talisman,” for example. “A humble pestle and mortar become the winged vehicle of the fairy enchantress,” or a slovenly beggar wearing a dirty donkey skin transforms into a radiant princess. I foresee metaphorically similar events happening in your life sometime soon, Aries. Maybe they are already underway.

Don’t underestimate the magic that is possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The technical scientific term for what happens when you get a headache from eating too much ice cream too fast is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. I urge you to be on guard against such an occurrence in the coming week.

You should also watch out for other phenomena that fit the description of being too-much-andtoo-fast-of-a-good-thing. On the other hand, you shouldn’t worry at all about slowly getting just the right amount of a good thing. If you enjoy your pleasures with grace and moderation, you’ll be fine.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Pregreening” is a term for what impatient drivers do as they are waiting at a red light. They partly take their foot off the brake, allowing their car to creep forward, in the hope of establishing some momentum before the light changes to green. I advise you to avoid this type of behavior in the coming week, Gemini — both the literal and the metaphorical variety. Pregreening might make sense by, say, November 15 or 16. But for now, relax and abide.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the greats.

His influence on the evolution of Western music has been titanic, and many of his best compositions are still played today. He was prodigious, too, producing over 350 works. One of the secrets to his high level of energy seems to have been his relationship with coffee. It was an indispensable part of his diet.

He was fastidious in its preparation, counting out exactly 60 coffee beans for each cup. I recommend that you summon a similar attention to detail in the coming days. It will be an excellent time to marshal your creative energy and cultivate your lust for life. You will get the best results if you are precise and consistent and focused in your approach.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): By the time we have become young adults, most of us don’t remember much about our lives from before the age of 5. As we grow into middle age, more and more childhood memories drop away. Vague impressions and hazy feelings may remain. A few special moments keep burning brightly.

But the early events that shaped us are mostly gone.

Having said that, I want to alert you to the fact that you are in a phase when you could recover whole swaths of lost memories, both from your formative years and later. Take advantage of this rare window of opportunity to reconnect with your past.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Photographer Joel Leindecker can kick himself in the head 127 times in one minute. Guinness World Records affirms that his achievement is unmatched. I’m begging you not to try to top his mark any time soon. In fact, I’m pleading with you not to commit any act of mayhem, chaos or unkindness against yourself — even if it it’s done for entertainment purposes. In my view, it’s crucial for you to concentrate on caressing yourself, treating yourself nicely and caring for yourself with ingenious tenderness in the coming weeks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The writing of letters is becoming a lost art. Few people have a long enough attention span to sit down and compose a relaxed, thoughtful report on what they have been doing and thinking. Meanwhile, the number of vigorous, far-reaching conversations is waning, too. Instead, many of us tend to emit and absorb short bursts of information at frequent intervals. But I invite you to rebel against this trend in the coming weeks. Judging from the astrological omens, I believe you would stir up some quietly revolutionary developments by slowing down and deepening

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Near the end of the 19th century, an American named Annie Londonderry became the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world. It was a brave and brazen act in an era when women still couldn’t vote and paved roads were rare. Her 15-month journey took her through countries that would be risky for a single woman on a bike to travel through today, like Egypt and Yemen. What made her adventure even more remarkable was that she didn’t know how to ride a bike until two days before she departed. I’d love to see you plan a daring exploit like that, Scorpio — even if you do not yet have a certain skill you will need to succeed.

the way you communicate with those you care about. You may be amazed by how much richer your experience of intimacy will become.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): P. G. Wodehouse wrote more than 90 books, as well as numerous plays, musical comedies and film scripts. When he died at age 93, he was working on another novel. He did not suffer from writer’s block. And yet his process was far from effortless. He rarely churned out perfection on his first attempt. “I have never written a novel,” he testified, “without doing 40,000 words or more and finding they were all wrong and going back and starting again.”

The way I see your immediate future, Sagittarius, is that you will be creating your own version of those 40,000 wrong words. And that’s OK. It’s not a problem. You can’t get to the really good stuff without slogging through this practice run.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a favorable time for you to meditate intensely on the subject of friendship. I urge you to take inventory of all the relevant issues. Here are a few questions to ask yourself. How good of a friend are you to the people you want to have as your friends? What capacities do you cultivate in your effort to build and maintain vigorous alliances? Do you have a clear sense of what qualities you seek in your cohorts and colleagues? Are you discerning in the way you choose your compatriots, or do you sometimes end up in associations with people you don’t truly enjoy and don’t have much in common with? If you discover any laziness or ignorance in your approach to the art of friendship, make the necessary fixes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Before the invention of the printing press, books in Europe were handmade. Medieval monks spent long hours copying these texts, often adding illustrations in the margins. There’s an odd scene that persistently appears in these illuminated manuscripts: knights fighting snails. Scholars don’t agree on why this theme is so popular or what it means. One theory is that the snail symbolizes the “slow-moving tedium of daily life,” which can be destructive to our hopes and dreams — similar to the way that literal snails may devour garden plants. In accordance with the cosmic omens, I am bestowing a knighthood on you, Aquarius, so you will be inspired to rise up and defeat your own metaphorical version of the snail.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): To be in righteous alignment with cosmic forces, keep the Halloween spirit alive for another week. You have a license to play with your image and experiment with your identity. Interesting changes will unfold as you expand your notion of who you are and rebel cheerfully against your own status quo. To get started, try this exercise. Imagine that your gangsta name is Butt-Jugglin Smuggla. Your pirate name is Scallywagger Hornslasher. Your sex-worker name is Saucy Loaf. Your Mexican wrestler name is Ojo Último (Ultimate Eye). Your rock star-from-the-future name is Cashmere Hammer. Or make up your own variations.

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